Looks like www.openstreetbrowser.org doesn't yet cover Canada so that's out. Yes I could do an OSM screenshot and add in the bit I want with Paintshop Pro.
Let me mull. Thanks John On 9 April 2010 15:41, Seventy 7 <[email protected]> wrote: > Such a simple question! > > Getting maps on to paper is far easier said than done. The easiest way is > to start with www.openstreetbrowser.org and see if it renders the POIs you > want and then simply print the screen. Or cheat and use a photo editor to > add the POI afterwards! > > The customisable renderers all require quite a bit of setting up. > Osmarender by default will only display what's on the OSM site so you will > need to add a rule for the POI you want. When you have the SVG file that it > generates you will need an editor like Inkscape to print it out. Takes ages > to run, though. > > Kosmos is a bit easier to get going. Well worth a look. > > Kosmos' replacement, Maperitive, is looking really good so far. It's not > mature enough yet for printable maps, but it might do what you need. It can > export a Mapnik or Osmarender image as a bitmap and to add a rule to overlay > a POI would be easy. This might well do it. Can you be more specific about > what you want to do? > > Mapnik can be set up locally and customised, not for the feint hearted > though! > > Maposmatic is great, but only prints Mapnik at zoom 16. > > And those are about your choices really, but have a look at > http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/OSM_on_Paper > > Steve > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Dirk-Lüder Kreie" <[email protected]> > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [OSM-newbies] Printing a map > > Date: Fri, 09 Apr 2010 20:51:36 +0200 > > > > > > john whelan schrieb: > > > Screen resolutions are usually about 75 dpi, my printer can handle 1200 > > > dpi 8.5 by 11. > > > > > > I have an area of interest that doesn't show all the POIs on the screen > > > even at the highest level on the screen but they can be seen in JOSM. > > > > > > Suggestions please on how to get the map printed out on an HP Officejet > > > 6500 hopefully with the missing POIs. > > > > > > The reason its interesting is the missing POI of interest is a store in > > > a Mall. It could provide a source of donations if I can crack it. > > > > You might want to have a look at osmarender which can generate you svgs. > > > > I'm pretty certain it doesn't hide POIs if they get too close. > > > > -- > > > > Dirk-Lüder "Deelkar" Kreie > > Bremen - 53.0901°N 8.7868°E > > << signature.asc >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > newbies mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/newbies > > > > > > -- > _______________________________________________ > Surf the Web in a faster, safer and easier way: > Download Opera 9 at http://www.opera.com > > Powered by Outblaze > > _______________________________________________ > newbies mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/newbies >
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