[OSM-dev] The OSM reference map/the default map style on osm.org
Hi, during the latest discussion-wave related to the default rendering stiles someone (I think Peter K.) used the notion reference map for the OSM Slippymap. If this is so, I need some help to understand - in what sense is this map the OSM reference map? 1. Is this the most correct map (the decoration/styling is irrelevant) that is possible to be produced/constructed using the OSM source data? or 2. Is this a map that perfectly reflects the OSM source data-set as is, with all logical and other errors? The question may sound banal but it is essential to many mappers that are extensive users of the OSM source data. These mappers, of course, compare their maps with other's especially with the OSM reference map. Thanks, Sandor. ___ dev mailing list dev@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/dev
Re: [OSM-dev] The OSM reference map/the default map style on osm.org
For me it looks more like the second definition. The OSM reference map shows data with a minimal pre-processing with errors visible. Mappers (people contributing to OSM data) usually do not produce their own map, so they only check on OSM their contributions. Cartographers (people producing maps from OSM data) may compare their own map to make sure they did not miss something. 2013/8/30 Sandor Seres sandor...@gmail.com Hi, during the latest discussion-wave related to the default rendering stiles someone (I think Peter K.) used the notion reference map for the OSM Slippymap. If this is so, I need some help to understand - in what sense is this map the OSM reference map? 1. Is this the most correct map (the decoration/styling is irrelevant) that is possible to be produced/constructed using the OSM source data? or 2. Is this a map that perfectly reflects the OSM source data-set as is, with all logical and other errors? The question may sound banal but it is essential to many mappers that are extensive users of the OSM source data. These mappers, of course, compare their maps with other's especially with the OSM reference map. Thanks, Sandor. ___ dev mailing list dev@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/dev -- Christian Quest - OpenStreetMap France Un nouveau serveur pour OSM... http://donate.osm.org/server2013/ ___ dev mailing list dev@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/dev
Re: [OSM-dev] The OSM reference map/the default map style on osm.org
I believe when it's referred to as the the reference map people are just commenting how it's (understandably) become the De Facto standard. It's on the osm.org homepage and people go there and click edit to change the map. When they click view they expect/want to see their changes. For a short time the layer names were displayed as buttons on the map. With the big redesign/rebuild the buttons are now hidden under an unlabelled icon and not the first item in the menu. I think that had been helping people understand the concept of different maps/layers. This page (and the guidelines it links to) are probably of interest to you: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Featured_tiles On 30 August 2013 12:43, Sandor Seres sandor...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, during the latest discussion-wave related to the default rendering stiles someone (I think Peter K.) used the notion reference map for the OSM Slippymap. If this is so, I need some help to understand - in what sense is this map the OSM reference map? 1. Is this the most correct map (the decoration/styling is irrelevant) that is possible to be produced/constructed using the OSM source data? or 2. Is this a map that perfectly reflects the OSM source data-set as is, with all logical and other errors? The question may sound banal but it is essential to many mappers that are extensive users of the OSM source data. These mappers, of course, compare their maps with other's especially with the OSM reference map. Thanks, Sandor. ___ dev mailing list dev@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/dev -- Gregory o...@livingwithdragons.com http://www.livingwithdragons.com ___ dev mailing list dev@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/dev
