[OSM-dev] Variable scale maps

[Christoph Boehme]

I had a similar thought a couple of weeks ago when I tried to find my 
way using the map on the small screen of my hand held gps. Afterwards, 
Rob Annable told me about Bendy Maps (see http://schulzeandwebb.com/hat/ 
for an example). It's not exactly what I had in mind but still very cool :-)

	Christoph

Kelly Jones wrote:
> Most maps of small areas have a constant scale: eg: 100 pixels = 1 mile.
> 
> Has anyone created maps w/ variable scales?
> 
> An example would be: 100 pixels = 1 mile at the edge of the map, but
> 100 pixels = 100 feet at the center of the map.
> 
> This would be useful for "driving directions" type maps, where small
> streets close to the destination are more important than large streets
> far away from the destination
>