i have added a map using my own osmrender.pl here: http://www.gary68.de/temp/map_porto.png http://www.gary68.de/temp/map_porto.svg
access from wiki page haiti is given. i am working on catastrophe specific map features and conversion to pdf. any hint for pdf conversion from command line highly appreciated! cheers gary68 On Sun, 2010-01-17 at 03:47 +0100, Frederik Ramm 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 > _______________________________________________ talk mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
