Re: [Talk-GB] Using OSM as a base for my own fictional map?

2020-07-24 Thread Martin Wynne
On 25/07/2020 00:36, David Woolley wrote: Also, generating a PDF server side is a relatively expensive, so don't expect to welcomed if you start doing this on the fly. Hi David, Can you clarify what you mean by "on the fly"? I anticipate clicking the PDF download button, and then working

Re: [Talk-GB] Using OSM as a base for my own fictional map?

2020-07-24 Thread David Woolley
On 24/07/2020 23:54, Martin Wynne wrote: The downloaded PDF files are vector files which can be zoomed to any level without pixelating, and can have the internal records modified as required. The only vector files where you can reliably detect things like railways are those produced by the

Re: [Talk-GB] Using OSM as a base for my own fictional map?

2020-07-24 Thread Martin Wynne
On 24/07/2020 23:18, Mateusz Konieczny via Talk-GB wrote: "OpenStreetMap data is free for everyone to use. Our tile servers are not." See https://operations.osmfoundation.org/policies/tiles/ for more "In particular, downloading an area of over 250 tiles at zoom level 13 or higher for offline or

Re: [Talk-GB] Using OSM as a base for my own fictional map?

2020-07-24 Thread Mateusz Konieczny via Talk-GB
Jul 25, 2020, 00:06 by mar...@templot.com: > I need to work out how to do the attribution and any copyright issues. I can > easily add the usual © OpenStreetMap Contributors caption on the corner of > each tile. But is it permitted to modify and re-use the standard OSM map > image in this

Re: [Talk-GB] Using OSM as a base for my own fictional map?

2020-07-24 Thread Martin Wynne
Many thanks for the suggestions and links. A lot to take in there. Zooming the tiles far enough to see the track detail is essential, so I'm wondering if I'm looking at doing this the wrong way. It's not intended that the tiles would be viewed on a slippy map in a web browser. I'm writing a

Re: [Talk-GB] Using OSM as a base for my own fictional map?

2020-07-24 Thread Chris Hill
On 24/07/2020 16:59, Martin Wynne wrote: I'm looking for some pointers. I have a dedicated server (located in Ohio, I'm in UK) with full controls. I'm fairly confident with web sites and javascript (and geometry), but I'm entirely new to online mapping (apart from editing OSM in the iD

Re: [Talk-GB] Using OSM as a base for my own fictional map?

2020-07-24 Thread Mateusz Konieczny via Talk-GB
https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/User:Ika-chan!/Fantasy_maps_with_OSM_software looks useful despite disclaimer on top finds other usefully looking materials In general, main technical issues are exactly the same as with rendering unmodified OSM data I would not worry too much about people

[Talk-GB] Using OSM as a base for my own fictional map?

2020-07-24 Thread Martin Wynne
I'm looking for some pointers. I have a dedicated server (located in Ohio, I'm in UK) with full controls. I'm fairly confident with web sites and javascript (and geometry), but I'm entirely new to online mapping (apart from editing OSM in the iD editor). What I want to do is use OSM as a