> I am new to OSM and started to map an area a few weeks ago. In > addition to streets and tracks I would also like to define hiking > routes. I added the routes with JOSM and had to find out that they are > not rendered on the map. I think that is fine, since most people are > not particularly interested in these routes. However, it would be fine > if I could render a specialized map (svg, pdf) for my own purposes.
Hiking routes really shouldn't be at the normal map, but having hiking overlay would be great. > In Osmarender I found some rules which allow to render routes in > different colors. However, the color must be entered as osm attribute > and I am not sure if this approach breaks the separation of data and > view. I tried to extend these rules but soon found that pure xslt > (without using a scripting library) is quite painful to place labels > onto or near the ways which build the route. So I switched to orp and > implemented two kinds of route rendering: detailed (z17) and overview > (z14). Examples of the resulting maps can be found (temporarily) at > http://78.47.21.51/routerendering. Osmarender can place labels near ways. How do you know what color should route have? Is it some somehow random or based on route attributes? > The work is still in an experimental state. Before I put more effort > into it I would like to ask how people are rendering their routes now. > What is the recommended way? > > Please apologize if this is the wrong list to put these questions, but > there does not seem to be a list for osmarender or orp specific > questions. > > Thanks > Markus > > _______________________________________________ > Tilesathome mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tilesathome > _______________________________________________ Tilesathome mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tilesathome
