[OSM-newbies] svg output

[Richard Weait]

On Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 9:33 AM, Vangelis Katsikaros <ibob17 at yahoo.gr> wrote:
> Hello
>
> I think this is the proper mailing list to ask these questions, I
> couldn't find any other more appropriate, and the forums were closed to
> new subscriptions.
>
> What I want to do:
>
> I want to create in SVG a map (Europe, Atlantic ocean, N America
> Greenland) with the continents as one shape (with fill). No details on
> the maps, no cities no country names, no nothing. Just the seashore line
> making a filled shape. I though I could use openstreetmaps, for this.
>
> Problems:

Dear Vangelis,

Your email reminded me of a recent discussion on another list.  I've
copied it below for your reference.

Best regards,
Richard


MilesTogoe wrote:
> we went to download a map of the world at a low zoom level 2 (which just
> showed continents and most country boundaries) yet the download size was
> huge - there wasn't any buttons or options to reduce the data levels -
> personally I thnk based on the scale, the data should be reduced
> accordingly

No, it isn't. You get the raw data in full resolution. OpenStreetMap's
"core competency" is maps with lots of detail, not simplified maps of
the whole world. If you want the latter, you are much better off with
using the public domain data from http://www.naturalearthdata.com/ or,
even simpler, one of the public domain choices from
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Blank_maps.

Bye
Frederik