Walking papers make easy (regular paper sized prints) and its a quick PDF. The png file can be saved as a PDF, but ya, its a big file. I have a link to it on the wiki i did yesterday (needs updating)
Sam On 1/16/10, Frederik Ramm <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > nicolas chavent wrote: >> Below a post on the topic getting Haiti OSM maps in PDF for direct use >> in the field and circulation in fora such as relief web. It has just >> been highlighted as a strong Haiti requirements from GIS responders >> working in Haiti >> "Top 1 Fied Requirement: ready to print maps ArchD size (24" x 36")" > > PNGs suitable for large (!) printouts are already at > http://labs.geofabrik.de/haiti/large-png-maps/. I have also e-mailed > Jochen Plumeyer separately asking for specific PDF requirements. > > He seems to desire small and simple PDFs and this is something neither > Osmarender nor Mapnik are very good at - you tend to get giant PDFs that > take ages to render even on a proper PDF viewer. If someone has time on > their hands they could try to create a really simplistic map style for > either Mapnik or Osmarender taht would only show the bare minimum > required on the ground (e.g. no road casings etc) - it might be possible > to create simple PDFs with that then. > > Bye > Frederik > > -- > Frederik Ramm ## eMail [email protected] ## N49°00'09" E008°23'33" > > _______________________________________________ > talk mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk > -- Twitter: @Acrosscanada Blog: http://Acrosscanadatrails.blogspot.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/sam.vekemans Skype: samvekemans OpenStreetMap IRC: http://irc.openstreetmap.org @Acrosscanadatrails _______________________________________________ talk mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
