[OSM-dev] .osm tile naming convention

[Frederik Ramm]

Hi,

Richard Fairhurst wrote:
> It's not really suitable for vector data, though. Firstly, the concept of
> zoom levels doesn't apply - the vector data is the same at every zoom.

Of course; the zoom level would just be a parameter for the conversion 
of x/y to minlat/minlon maxlat/maxlon.

I'd think that a sophisticated server could make tiles of all sizes 
available - i.e. if you request something at z10 then you get a large 
area, if you request at z18 you get a small area. A server that has only 
prepared tiles for download would only carry one fixed zoom level.

> Secondly, to rephrase
> Jukka's point, "everyone" is only "every OSM nerd", not "everyone who wants
> a simple drop-in map for their webpage".

"And then the web interface wanted to know something about degrees 
latitude and longitude, but can you believe it, nowhere did it say 
whether it was Fahrenheit or Celsius! Those OSM nerds just don't 
understand what we country folk need!!!!eleven!"

Bye
Frederik

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