[OSM-newbies] Missing "How To" instructions - getting a minimal map

[Kenneth Gonsalves]

On Friday 13 March 2009 09:03:44 Akkana Peck wrote:
> I recently needed something similar to what you're asking for
> (a US map with state outlines, for an article illustration).
> I ended up getting an SVG image of the US from Wikimedia Commons,
> editing it in GIMP to get it down to just the state boundaries,
> then overlaying a satellite image (also from Wikimedia Commons)
> which I had to adjust with the perspective tool to get it to fit
> the projection of the SVG image.  Using OSM data would have been
> a cleaner solution, but lacking an app that can display data
> selectively, using GIMP seemed a lot easier and faster.

use either mapnik or osmarender on the boundaries file:

http://downloads.cloudmade.com/north_america/canada#breadcrumbs
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kg
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