Nice info Manning! The only cumbersome part is... the printing issue is still not solved yet :(
http://hub.qgis.org/issues/5827 *I just realized the issue is opened 2 years ago but still not yet solved. If you want to print out the map using OSM background by OpenLayers plugin, you need to save the layer as image first. Kind regards, Emir Hartato On Oct 4, 2014 2:30 PM, "nicolas chavent" <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks Manning for spotting this: great indeed and timely for re-use > in the next days of the ong-going Projet EOF trainings to Western > African mappers in Lomé. > > On 10/4/14, Severin Menard <[email protected]> wrote: > > Great! Are the Yahoo layers still available? I had already tried to > inform > > the pluginś developpers that it is not supported for years. > > > > Severin > > > > On Sat, Oct 4, 2014 at 12:39 AM, maning sambale > > <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > >> Not really solving the problem in this thread, but, FYI, humanitarian > >> style is now available directly in QGIS via OpenLayers Plugin [0]. > >> > >> [0] http://hub.qgis.org/issues/11185 > >> > >> On Thu, Sep 11, 2014 at 5:07 PM, Claire Halleux > >> <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > Hello, > >> > I do personnally use QGIS for this kind of task and I think it is > >> > likely > >> to > >> > be the most useful and easy place for it, however this request was > >> > about > >> > making it work using ArcGIS. So, thank you very much for all the > >> instructive > >> > tips, specially to Brad and Peter! > >> > > >> > Refreshing the cache within the application solved the issue of the > >> > different (not matching) zoom levels. > >> > As it seems that nobody hosts the humanitarian style OSM layer yet in > a > >> way > >> > that it could be used, the GIS guys are back using the standard OSM > >> basemap > >> > for the urgent needs, but your suggestions will soon be tried too. > >> > > >> > Best, > >> > > >> > Claire > >> > > >> > Claire Halleux > >> > Volunteer and Member of the Board > >> > +243 99 256 9980 (Kinshasa, DRC) > >> > Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team > >> > > >> > http://www.hotosm.org/ > >> > http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/2014_DRC_Ebola_Response > >> > > >> > On Thu, Sep 11, 2014 at 5:59 AM, Peter Chin <[email protected]> > >> wrote: > >> >> > >> >> Hi Claire, > >> >> > >> >> I can add OSM layers in my arcgis online account. You'll need to have > >> >> an > >> >> arcgis online account and then login at maps.arcgis.com, then in > your > >> Arcgis > >> >> home page, click on My Content, then click "Create Map", then > >> >> in the top left corner click "Add", Add layer from Web, and choose "A > >> WMS > >> >> OGC Web Service", then enter a valid WMS/Web map service OGC URL. > >> >> > >> >> There are a few free OSM WMS Servers. One is > >> >> http://129.206.228.72/cached/osm? > >> >> which is hosted by the folks at osm-wms.de m(Univ. of Hiedleberg). > >> When > >> >> you've entered http://129.206.228.72/cached/osm? click "Add" and > >> you'll get > >> >> a basic OSM base map (not the OSM Humanitarian layer) but a basic OSM > >> base > >> >> map. > >> >> > >> >> You should be able to find other free WMS OGC servers of > OpenStreetMap > >> >> base layers at http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/WMS If you're > stuck, > >> send > >> >> me a private email message and I'll see if I can help some more. > >> >> If you want the HOT style basemap, you'll need to request that the > WMS > >> >> providers add this basemap to their hosting service. > >> >> > >> >> Best Regards, > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> Peter Chin > >> >> Canadian Red Cross Volunteer > >> >> E-mail: [email protected] > >> >> www.redcross.ca | www.croixrouge.ca > >> >> Canadian Red Cross Shelter Cluster Project: > >> >> www.sheltercluster.org/Asia/Philippines/Pages/default.aspx > >> >> > >> > > >> > _______________________________________________ > >> > HOT mailing list > >> > [email protected] > >> > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot > >> > > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> cheers, > >> maning > >> ------------------------------------------------------ > >> "Freedom is still the most radical idea of all" -N.Branden > >> wiki: http://esambale.wikispaces.com/ > >> blog: http://epsg4253.wordpress.com/ > >> ------------------------------------------------------ > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> HOT mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot > >> > > > > > -- > Nicolas Chavent > Projet OpenStreetMap (OSM) > Projet Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) > Projet Espace OSM Francophone (EOF) > Mobile (FRA): +33 (0)6 52 40 78 20 > <[email protected]> > Email: [email protected] > Skype: c_nicolas > Twitter: nicolas_chavent > > _______________________________________________ > HOT mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot >
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