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On 10/14/2010 12:52 PM, Mike N. wrote:
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">And along those lines, based on
the constructive criticism, the default map shown on the main
OSM page should be a "pretty map", using tiles from Mapquest,
while mappers that have a need to view more details can select
one of the existing map styles.<br>
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I don't think that Justin is advocating "pretty", he's
advocating usable. If highways are labeled "I 85" sometimes and
"I-85" sometimes and "I:85" sometimes, that doesn't make things
easier for contributors. If roads are too thick and merge into a
blob, that doesn't help contributors either.<br>
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Some of these issues, such as the labels, are data quality
issues too and could be addressed in the actual OSM database.<br>
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