[OSM-newbies] OSM Rendered Data as a Web Service or similar

[Andy Robinson (blackadder)]

Stuart wrote:
>Sent: 22 December 2007 10:28 AM
>To: newbies at openstreetmap.org
>Subject: [OSM-newbies] OSM Rendered Data as a Web Service or similar
>
>Hi,
>
>I'd like to use OSM Rendered data for various web mapping projects. I've
>looked at the API but this seems to deal only with the underlying Vector
>data. Can I create an application where the rendered map appears with some
>controls to zoom pan etc and then to add other layers of my own on top
>(from e.g. PostGIS). I'm thinking of something like the Google Maps API.
>Perhaps using MapServer with the data arriving via Web Map Service
>(WMS)techniques.


OSM is principally a map data project and you are encouraged to take the
data and render/host your own tiles. If its just a small demo you want to
set up then small calls to the OSM tile server(s) is probably ok but tile
delivery to third parties is not currently one of the goals of the project.

Cheers

Andy Robinson