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<p>Hi all,</p>
<p>I've got my own tile server to serve MassGIS/USGS data via TMS
which I find helpful for mapping certain features. Perhaps this is
of interest to the greater MA OSM community?<br>
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<p>There's a layers list here, with JOSM and iD URLs, and simple map
browser:</p>
<p><a href="http://osm.ahlzen.com:6/layer_index.html">http://osm.ahlzen.com:6/layer_index.html</a></p>
<p><a href="http://osm.ahlzen.com:6/map.html">http://osm.ahlzen.com:6/map.html</a></p>
<p>The hydrography layer is helpful when mapping streams and
wetlands (which can be difficult to survey or trace from aerial
imagery). Especially good as a semi-transparent overlay in JOSM.
The contours and shaded relief can be helpful to correct the
location of peaks, cliffs and various other features.<br>
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<p>NOTE: This is HIGHLY EXPERIMENTAL for testing only, and may
not be available 24/7. They're also pretty slow to load. If
there's interest, perhaps we can set up a better and more
permanent solution, similar to the L3 parcels layer.<br>
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<p>- Lars</p>
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