While OSM is extremely powerful and present us with limitless posibilities, I very much doubt that every user would set up an own tile server and write a rendering definition. In fact most irregular users (like the ones getting a static map to show the location of their office at a website) will probably only use the base layers presented to them at openstreetmap.org. Creating own schemes on CloudMade or other services are for us fanatics. :) It would be nice to include links to other OSM maps (e.g. CloudMade) from the main OSM site so that it will be a little bit easier for people to see the variety of maps and power of free map data.
regards Konrad 2009/11/10 Shaun McDonald <sh...@shaunmcdonald.me.uk>: > [...] >> >> 1) There is only partial building coverage which is confusing - they >> would prefer full or none but not partial. I will do a post to talk-gb >> to see if someone fancies doing some tracing in the area over the next >> week. > > You can turn the buildings off as another option: > http://maps.shaunmcdonald.me.uk/?lat=51.517289&lng=-0.122566&zoom=15&layer=1 > >> >> 2) The tube and railway symbols are not the normal ones used within >> the UK. I will suggest that the overlay the normal UK symbols on the >> map in some editing software. > > A custom renderer could be setup with the symbols that are needed, > though if they are going to be clickable for more information markers > would possibly be better, though they would need to be dynamically > loaded. > > Shaun > >> >> The above does however show the level of quality and completeness that >> will be required to win people over, aside from any usability issues >> and doubts over licensing and attribution. >> >> >> Regards, >> >> >> Peter >> >> >>> >>> Peter. >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> talk mailing list >>> talk@openstreetmap.org >>> http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> talk mailing list >> talk@openstreetmap.org >> http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk > > > _______________________________________________ > talk mailing list > talk@openstreetmap.org > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk > _______________________________________________ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
