Hi again, On Mandag den 5. december 2011, Malcolm Herring wrote: > On 05/12/2011 09:51, Anders Lund wrote: > > I reedited with the new plugin, so wait a bit for the renderer: > > http://map.openseamap.org/map/?zoom=17&lat=55.03798&lon=9.42856&layers=BF > > FTFFFFFFT > > > > The mess mostly comes from the two lights being so close, so the names + > > light character string obscures between the two. > > Anders, > > The name tag should not be used for descriptive data. The name for buoys > & beacons is usually the name painted on them, often a number or a > one-word geographical name. Most minor marks have no name at all. > > It is an unfortunate feature of imports that the name field often gets > filled with inappropriate contents. A necessary after-care process of > importing is to tidy up such errors. > > I have now done so with those two beacons. Wait for it to render to see > if you agree with what I did. > > Always remember that the object is to produce a clear, uncluttered map > that conveys just sufficient information for mariners to make pilotage > decisions. If a mark is lost in clutter from other marks, then it may > not be noticed at all. Avoid, at all costs, the temptation to 'decorate > the Christmas tree'. There are some egregious examples of this latter > sin to be found in our map!
Excactly! i just want to be sure we agree. I will make a habit of clearing the tag when "importing" freietonne marks, and while correcting the imported lights. -- Anders ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ All the data continuously generated in your IT infrastructure contains a definitive record of customers, application performance, security threats, fraudulent activity, and more. Splunk takes this data and makes sense of it. IT sense. And common sense. http://p.sf.net/sfu/splunk-novd2d _______________________________________________ Openseamap-maps mailing list Openseamap-maps@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/openseamap-maps
