[Potlatch-dev] P2, snapshot-server, imports, vector layers and more

[Paul Norman]

> From: Richard Fairhurst [mailto:richard at systemeD.net]
> Cc: potlatch-dev at openstreetmap.org
> Subject: Re: [Potlatch-dev] P2, snapshot-server, imports, vector layers
> and more
> 
> On 15/11/2012 09:42, Paul Norman wrote:
> > Deploying the P2 instance is what I'll have problems with - are there
> > any guides on how to deploy P2 with a custom vectors.xml (or
> > imagery.xml) with minimal pain?
> 
> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Potlatch_2/Deploying_Potlatch_2
> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Potlatch_2_merging_tool
> 
> but, that said, the random.dev.osm.org is (I think) no longer current so
> you're probably better off pulling down the resources directory from
> github, and potlatch2.swf from OSM.

I'll look at setting it up and updating the documentation

> > That would be good, but is one URL enough information or do you also
> > need the crossdomain.xml file location? I suppose you could take
> multiple fields.
> 
> Flash Player automatically looks at the root level of the domain for
> crossdomain.xml - it's not something that P2 specifies.

So the <policyfile> in vectors.xml doesn't do anything?

> > Another issue that impacts on this is the lack of support for polygon
> > bounds. There is a huge overlap between the Canada and lower-48 states
> > US bboxes.
> 
> I'm not against adding polygon bounds support, but would need someone to
> point me to some pseudocode for the implementation (geometry always
> makes my head hurt), and a nice test case.

Which part is the difficult one? Converting text in the config file to a
polygon or doing the tests to see if your current position should have the
imagery shown?