[OSM-dev] Generalisation

[Yves]

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>> You need to keep in mind that both geometric generalization and lossy
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>> vector data compression operations are largely incompatible with the 
>> current goals of OSM-Carto:
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>https://github.com/gravitystorm/openstreetmap-carto/blob/master/CARTOGRAPHY.md
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>I don't think this is true. For example making borders simpler
>increases
>clarity, while previous state was creating optical illusions.
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Also, generalizing buildings could for instance give something nice at low zoom instead of only landuse=residential. Nothing really contradictory to the described goal here. 


Yves