[OSM-newbies] using openstreet software 4 Worldbuilding maps?

[Iván Sánchez Ortega]

On Domingo, 11 de Diciembre de 2011 22:50:43 Tom Sparks escribió:
> > > yes, you can set up a rails port, fill it up with the city map of an 
> > > imaginary city, then render the results.
> 
> are there other options besides ruby on rails like php

Nope. At the moment, the only platform implementing the OSM API 0.6 is the so-
called "rails port".


> > bootstrapping an entire planet might be a bit harder but yes.
> 
> have a look at the virtual terrain project (http://vterrain.org/) for
> papers and ideas

If I were to build a proper imaginary world for my roleplaying needs, a 
global-scale fractal digital elevation model would be nice to have. Add a bit 
of procedural stuff for erosion and whatnot, overlay the basemap data, etc etc 
etc.


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