M∡rtin Koppenhoefer <dieterdre...@gmail.com> writes: > 2010/11/17 Matthias Julius <li...@julius-net.net>: >> >> On Wed, 17 Nov 2010 18:20:39 +0100, M∡rtin Koppenhoefer >> <dieterdre...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> Btw: isn't a rendering a derived database as well? >> >> A database of pixels? I would not regard a printed map as a database. >> And neither would I the electronic version of that. >> >> One could argue about a "rendered" vector map. > > I think that this distinction is nonsense, a vector map has a certain > resolution just like a georeferenced bitmap has.
There is no reason for a vector map to have a lower resolution than the OSM data itself. But, this is not the point. The difference to a bitmap is that a vector image contains descrete objects which someone could import directly into a database. So, one could view a vector map as a database of map objects. Each .osm file already is a vector map. Matthias _______________________________________________ legal-talk mailing list legal-talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/legal-talk
