Hi again if some are with me on this, let's try to work first on general requirements. Then we can assess, I guess, relatively soon if this is realistic or not.
I started to brainstorm here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1f1OJtshHCPcLVEVqZjTEgI47zn61Plv5I-Yc68d2b64/edit?usp=sharing Thanks and cheers Stéphane Le mardi 6 juin 2017, Jorge Gustavo Rocha <[email protected]> a écrit : > Hi Stéphane, > > Your suggestion may complement or be an alternative to the default OSM > background maps. > > Regarding the implementation of the initial proposal, it is not > difficult and have been done in PR#4352. It is basically one button to > add another layer to the map. > > Creating a new vector tile service, provided by QGIS, seems quite more > difficult to me. We need to maintain a mirror of the planet. This means > a lot of resources (hw and ops). > > Developing one style is not difficult but one that everybody likes is > much more difficult. We would end up as OSM did, with several styles, > for different users. But if the render is on the client side, there is > no problem to maintain more than one style. > > In summary, providing the tile service seems more complicated to me, but > this can be further explored. If you would like to try it, I can help. > > Regards, > > Jorge Gustavo > > > Às 10:57 de 06-06-2017, Stéphane Henriod escreveu: > > Hi all > > > > jumping (a bit late) on this... > > > > I realize that this would be much heavier and much more expensive to > > implement but what about developing a "QGIS style" for OSM-based tiles > > (that could, e.g., be hosted on QGIS.org)? That would take care of 3 > issues: > > > > * "Quality of the cartography": if we are not 100% happy with the > > default OSM style as a background map, we could come up with a more > > appropriate style > > * "Quality of the service": there is a risk that OSMF once shuts down > > the service because we generate too much traffic. If "we" host the > > tiles ourselves, the risks and associated decisions remain in "our" > > hands > > * "Frequency of updates": same, if it lies in "our" hands, we can > > define ourselves what frequency would be appropriate > > > > I assume that developing a new style is not a huge task (there are > > probably enough people around with the necessary skills) and could be > > achieved either with a "small" budget or with sufficient participation > > of the community. But the long-term maintenance and hosting / serving of > > the tiles is probably an issue of a different magnitude... > > > > Would that idea be worth exploring further? Or do you think it is > > completely not realistic ? > > > > Thanks and cheers > > Stéphane > > > > Le lundi 1 mai 2017, Paolo Cavallini <[email protected] > <javascript:;> > > <mailto:[email protected] <javascript:;>>> a écrit : > > > > Il 30/04/2017 19:28, Jorge Gustavo Rocha ha scritto: > > > > > I did a PR [1], very simple. This discussion is now about the best > > > approach to handle all settings, in all platforms. I'm working on > > that. > > > > FYI, summarized here: > > https://issues.qgis.org/issues/16493 > > <https://issues.qgis.org/issues/16493> > > Please add what is missing. > > Thanks. > > -- > > Paolo Cavallini - www.faunalia.eu <http://www.faunalia.eu> > > QGIS & PostGIS courses: http://www.faunalia.eu/training.html > > <http://www.faunalia.eu/training.html> > > https://www.google.com/trends/explore?date=all&geo=IT&q=qgis,arcgis > > <https://www.google.com/trends/explore?date=all&geo=IT&q=qgis,arcgis > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Qgis-developer mailing list > > [email protected] <javascript:;> <javascript:;> > > List info: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer > > <https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer> > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer > > <https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer> > > > > > > > > -- > > > > “When you travel, remember that a foreign country is not designed to > > make you comfortable. It is designed to make its own people > > comfortable." -- Clifton Fadiman > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > QGIS-Developer mailing list > > [email protected] <javascript:;> > > List info: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer > > > > J. Gustavo > -- > Jorge Gustavo Rocha > Departamento de Informática > Universidade do Minho > 4710-057 Braga > Tel: +351 253604480 > Fax: +351 253604471 > Móvel: +351 910333888 > skype: nabocudnosor > _______________________________________________ > QGIS-Developer mailing list > [email protected] <javascript:;> > List info: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer > Unsubscribe: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer -- “When you travel, remember that a foreign country is not designed to make you comfortable. It is designed to make its own people comfortable." -- Clifton Fadiman
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