[OSM-dev] render_expired for zoom 19 and metatiles

M∡rtin Koppenhoefer dieterdreist at gmail.com
Mon Jan 17 14:25:43 GMT 2011


2011/1/17 M∡rtin Koppenhoefer <dieterdreist at gmail.com>:
> Probably there will be few practical value of extending the scheme for
> zoom levels higher then 24: in zoom 24 one pixel corresponds to
> roughly 9 mm (tilelength around 2.4 m), hence reaching the accuracy
> limit of the OSM database coordinate scheme.


I agree that this does not matter if you use the system for different
stuff (digital images that are not map tiles (e.g. fractals), or say
mapping other planets that are bigger than Earth).

Cheers,
Martin



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