I think passenger railways like VIA rail, GO, AMT, etc should be rendered prominently. Most of the web maps are too auto-centric. How about the Trans Canada trail, National vs Provincial parks?
I'm not a fan of roads rendered in green. Matthew Buchanan On 2011-09-12, at 3:32 PM, Richard Weait <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear All, > > Just brain-storming, so let's have suggestions without debate for now. > What should the OSM data look like when styled for Canadians? Just > some quick ideas that appeal to me: > > - highway marker shields like 401, highway of heroes, Yellowhead, etc. > - fewer road colors. > - render cues about road surface so I can tell gravel roads. > - make long-distance roads in the north render somehow. > > What else? Big ideas, small ideas? > > Which points of interest should be more prominent? Hockey and curling > rinks? Trim this post and reply with your ideas. > > There is a similar thread starting on the talk-us list as well. > Perhaps we can all play together on our continent. > > _______________________________________________ > Talk-ca mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca _______________________________________________ Talk-ca mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca
