2009/12/14 Frederik Ramm <[email protected]>: > Hi, > > Mike N. wrote: >>> No. openstreetmap.org is not intended to become "the better Google >>> Maps". openstreetmap.org is a showcase for what you can do with our >>> data. It cannot, and will not, host every map that someone could >>> possibly want made from our data. >>> >>> Our data is there for the taking - you want OpenShopMap, create >>> OpenShopMap. >> >> I would be happy to see shop=* added to Mapnik, even if the name takes >> the lowest priority for available space. > > I wasn't arguing specifically against shops, I was just saying that we > cannot possibly have *everything* on the map, and a decision has to be > made. We still want the map to appeal to people visually because (as I > said) it is there as a showcase, not as an end product - if the web page > gives people the impression "OSM maps are cluttered because everyone can > put in whatever stuff they want" then that's counterproductive. >
But what then is what we expect from default www.openstreetmap.org map? What is shown and what's not? p.s. I know I repeat myself, but I haven't heard clear and cut answer. Cheers, Peter. _______________________________________________ Tagging mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging
