Hi there.<br><br>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 <br>
"Top 1 Fied Requirement: ready to print maps ArchD size (24" x 36")"<br><br>Best<br>N<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Mikel Maron</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:mikel_maron@yahoo.com">mikel_maron@yahoo.com</a>></span><br>
Date: Sun, Jan 17, 2010 at 1:49 AM<br>Subject: Re: Haiti OSM map<br>To: Jochen Plumeyer <<a href="mailto:jochen@plumeyer.org">jochen@plumeyer.org</a>>, nicolas chavent <<a href="mailto:nicolas.chavent@gmail.com">nicolas.chavent@gmail.com</a>>, Andrew Turner <<a href="mailto:ajturner@highearthorbit.com">ajturner@highearthorbit.com</a>>, Jonas Krückel <<a href="mailto:osm@jonas-krueckel.de">osm@jonas-krueckel.de</a>><br>
<br><br><div><div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Nicolas, Andrew, Jonas<br><div> <br>Can one of you pass along Jochen's request below ... nice PDFs and non-paved roads. One of the outputs we eventually want to have for HOT are nice PDFs for distribution through reliefweb, etc.<br>
Perhaps someone in the OSM or crisismapping community can pick up these threads<br><br>Thanks<br>Mikel<br></div><br><div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">
<font face="Tahoma" size="2"><hr size="1"><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b> Jochen Plumeyer <<a href="mailto:jochen@plumeyer.org" target="_blank">jochen@plumeyer.org</a>><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> Mikel Maron <<a href="mailto:mikel_maron@yahoo.com" target="_blank">mikel_maron@yahoo.com</a>><br>
<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Sat, January 16, 2010 6:37:33
PM<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: Haiti OSM map<br></font><br>> Anything in particular we can do on the mapping side?<br><br>A super non-geek approved product would be a size-optimized PDF of the <br>
complete zone between border (including Jimaní and Pedernales) and the zone <br>until Jacmel in the south, including all street names. I tried to produce <br>that with osmarender, but it takes hours to calculate, seems it is not the <br>
right render tool.<br>But the size ratio with osmarender is very good, with my tests with smaller <br>*.osm files the ratio was about<br><br> PDF size = OSM size / 8<br><br>Which means, that you can use as well low-RAM smartphones, older webpads etc. <br>
to display that map, without the need of connectivity. And any other device <br>which can display PDF.<br>The OCHA site has some PDF a bit like this, but not with every street name.<br>And to give it a double oscar,
having an optional coordinate grid would me <br>great, or displaying the current mouse coordinate with JavaScript or <br>something in the PDF viewer (Adobe includes JS, Flash AFAIK).<br><br>I am no render guru, perhaps I used the wrong tool.<br>
<br>The other thing is tracing of alternative streets to get into the city without <br>traffic-jams. So, it would be good to have "possible 4x4 roads", without <br>using the two bridges, I don't know if that is feasible, it should be <br>
coordinated together with the helpers here, perhaps I could do something <br>about it.<br><br>Cheers for now, take care!<br><br>Jochen<br><br><br></div></div>
</div></div></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Nicolas Chavent<br>Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team<br><a href="http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/WikiProject_Haiti">http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/WikiProject_Haiti</a><br>
Mobile (FRA): +33 6 75 14 29 70<br>Email: <a href="mailto:nicolas.chavent@gmail.com">nicolas.chavent@gmail.com</a><br>Skype: c_nicolas<br><br>