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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I don't know if this is relevant, but the US
Interstate Relations have adopted an optional convention of putting a the
Wikimedia SVG image URL in the symbol tag. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><A
title="http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Interstate_Highways_Relations
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href="http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Interstate_Highways_Relations">http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Interstate_Highways_Relations</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial> However, this is not part of the formal
definition of relation:route</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><A
href="http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Relation:route">http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Relation:route</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial> which describes symbol as "Describes the
symbol that is used to mark the way along the route, e.g., "Red cross on white
ground" for the "Frankenweg" in Franconia, Germany ".</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial> Of course, general purpose solutions that
apply everywhere are preferred.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A
title="mailto:ian.dees@gmail.com
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href="mailto:ian.dees@gmail.com">Ian Dees</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, August 04, 2009 9:23 AM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A
title="mailto:delta_foxtrot@yahoo.com
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href="mailto:delta_foxtrot@yahoo.com">John Smith</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Cc:</B> <A
title="mailto:dev@openstreetmap.org
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href="mailto:dev@openstreetmap.org">dev@openstreetmap.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: [OSM-dev] Another mapnik style sheet
question</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT><BR>For future reference, the Mapnik folks
are working diligently on a SVG-based symbolizer that would make shields
like this very easy. It's not ready yet, but keep it in mind for the
future.<BR><BR><A
title="http://trac.mapnik.org/ticket/320
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href="http://trac.mapnik.org/ticket/320">http://trac.mapnik.org/ticket/320</A><BR></DIV></DIV>
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