Re: [OSM-dev] Our #switch2osm story

2012-02-11 Thread Josh Doe
On Sat, Feb 11, 2012 at 5:00 AM, Sven Geggus wrote: > Helge Fahrnberger wrote: > >> As existing options don't cater very well for the world of tourism >> and outdoor sports we have decided to render our own tiles, with >> hill shading and contours. > > Would you mind sharing some Information abou

Re: [OSM-dev] Our #switch2osm story

2012-02-11 Thread Sven Geggus
Helge Fahrnberger wrote: > As existing options don't cater very well for the world of tourism > and outdoor sports we have decided to render our own tiles, with > hill shading and contours. Would you mind sharing some Information about the technology in use? tirex, mod_tile, tilecache, mapnik,

[OSM-dev] Our #switch2osm story

2012-02-11 Thread Helge Fahrnberger
We're hitting the Google limits with Bikemap.net and decided to switch, too. As existing options don't cater very well for the world of tourism and outdoor sports we have decided to render our own tiles, with hill shading and contours. See: http://www.toursprung.com/2012/02/a-farewell-to-google-ma