It sounds like these should be added to the lists for JOSM and Potlatch2 so that more people discover them.
http://josm.openstreetmap.de/wiki/Maps http://git.openstreetmap.org/potlatch2.git/blob/HEAD:/resources/imagery.xml Is there any reason not to add these directly to the above? On Sat, Jul 14, 2012 at 8:19 AM, Ian Dees <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi everyone! > > I wanted to remind you all that OSM US has its very own tile server that's > currently serving a couple very useful tile layers (and some other > moderately useful layers): > > > http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Foundation/Local_Chapters/United_States/Servers/Imagery > > I want to especially point out the new USGS layers I added earlier this > week: > > - Scanned Topos: Shows scanned USGS topographic maps. These are > usually the source for GNIS points and tend to be relatively old > (especially when zoomed in), so you can look for data changes or spot > incorrectly-named features. > - "Large Scale" imagery: This is an amalgamation of all USGS imagery. > When you're zoomed out (it starts at zoom 12), it uses NAIP (~1 meter > resolution), but as you zoom in it will switch over to using other, higher > resolution sources if they are available. I believe it includes sources > that aren't in the HRO imagery layer. This is probably the best source to > use for general mapping. > > Feel free to use these for your day to day mapping. In some cases the USGS > has data that Bing hasn't included yet, so it's definitely worth adding to > your arsenal. > > -Ian > > PS: If you have any ideas for other layers you'd like to see, I'm happy to > try to get them rendered or shown here. > > _______________________________________________ > Talk-us mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us > >
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