[OSM-dev] Variable scale maps

[Andreas Kalsch]

This would indeed be possible with current tiles - take a look at 
http://maps.cartifact.com/ - it is built with Flash, but you could 
easily build it with JS, too.

Christoph Boehme schrieb:
> 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
>>
>>     
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