On 1 Jun 2010, at 15:00, Ian Spencer wrote:
Peter Miller wrote on 31/05/2010 11:02:
We have created a map layer for Potlatch showing OS Locator names
which are not in the nearby OSM data in a nice visual way.
Details in our blog post of the subject.
http://itoworld.blogspot.com/2010/05/os-locator-validation-mapping-for-uk.html
To access the tiles paste the following into the custom layer box in
Potlatch (or similar in JOSM).
http://tiles.itoworld.com/os_locator/!/!/!.png
Sure. Someone has already commented on the light coloured text. I
suggest we darken it. Re small text, we will try making it a little
larger while avoiding text that all runs in together. Currently one
can normally zoom in to read it.
With regard to the clipped text, yes I have noticed that and forgot to
mention it in the post - apologies. I guess it is where the text runs
over a tile boundary or something. We will take a look at that issue,
but it might be later this week before we can do so.
Regards,
Peter
Note our proposed 'not:name' tag for suppressing errors in OS Locator
data. This could be extended to 'not:ref' and 'not:access' etc etc. I
hope there is not another convention for blocking tag values that we
have overlooked. If there is we will of course adjust our code to
accommodate it.
there is a 48 hour delay until new data appears on the tiles. Ie,
monday edits will appear on wednesday etc.
Regards,
Peter Miller
ITO World Ltd
www.itoworld.com
Hi
That worked well.
My only request would be can you try and tweak the font sizing, as I
struggled with some that was too small, and also some that was too
large and had some clipping problems.
For example:
http://www.openstreetmap.org/edit?lat=52.38863&lon=-1.75422&zoom=17
Here there is a small box where the name extends over the box but
then gets clipped (????DEN CLOSE/ ????ALLWOOD GROVE). I find that if
I zoom out it eventually unclips itself and, if the font is big
enough, the whole word appears, so I guess it is one of those things
where you need to tweak the font to the clipping rectangle a bit
better.
However, that is a nitpick - the net result is something clear and
usable which is not swamping everyone with too much information, and
appears nicely at a small zoom to pick out where the problems are.
Spenny
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