i was thinking about this also (my idea was a separate database), also usable as a kind of legend tile maybe we can use the northpole as testarea ;) or even better the 0/0 lat/lon easy to locate and in the ocean
2008/3/4, Pieren Pieren <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > What do you think about this idea : > - select two or three small islands somewhere on the planet, but really in > the middle of 'nowhere', means no humans, no constructions, absolutely > nothing. > - call these islands 'mapnik', 'osmarender', etc... > - add them in a dedicated wikipage with appropriate links to point them on > the browser > - then put as much as you want existing nodes, ways, relations and tag > them as specified as the 'recommended by the map features' and supported by > this renderer > > e.g. intersections, with bridges, tunnels or directly connected; > multipolygons relations; buildings; places; admin_levels; large rivers; > canal; etc... > > This would : > - give an idea for beginners how the tags are rendered at the different > zoom levels directly on the maps > - show what is currently supported by the current rendering softwares. > - avoid that many people perform the same kind of tests locally > - be used as a test area for renderers developers > > Pieren > > _______________________________________________ > talk mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/talk > >
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