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Hi all,<br>
<br>
We are pleased to announce that a new web map based on OSM data has
just been published. You can see it on <a
href="http://openmapsurfer.uni-hd.de/">http://openmapsurfer.uni-hd.de/</a>
(OSM Roads (New) layer).<br>
One thing that greatly distinguishes it from other online maps is
the quality of map lettering.<br>
We, the researchers the researchers at <a
href="http://giscience.uni-hd.de/">GIScience Research Group</a> at
Heidelberg University, have elaborated a comprehensive
multi-criteria model for <br>
high cartographic quality label placement and implemented it on top
of a toolkit for publishing spatial data to the web. <br>
We applied this model to render a map for the globe on lower zoom
levels (z2-z12).<br>
<br>
More information about improvements and updates you can find on our
<a href="http://giscienceblog.uni-hd.de/">Blog page</a>.<br>
<br>
PS: Please, take into account that the tile cache for zoom levels
greater than z12 is empty.<br>
<br>
All the best,<br>
Maxim Rylov<br>
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