[OSM-newbies] svg output

[Vangelis Katsikaros]

Richard Weait wrote:
> 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.

Hello

Thanks for the info. The pointers you provided are useful indeed but the 
problem (that I forgot to mention originally, my bad) is that I want to 
automatically overlay some GPS points.

The good thing with OSM exported SVG is that they have the proper 
coordinate system, so I can simply but by scripting the proper points in 
the SVG and then edit it with Inkscape, directly without worrying about 
projection systems etc (the maps at naturalearthdata don't seem to be 
helpful for that).

I'll have to find another way to do this then.

Regards
Vangelis