[talk-au] Mapping in Sydney..

[Franc Carter]

Thanks, page looks good.

I think the pub problem is an instance of the more general problem of
overcrowding
on a map when we ge lots of detail (which is a good thing). The solution
that I have
heard that I like most is to have map layers that contain deifferent classes
of information
so you can do things like turn on/off the maps. Having said that I know
little about
map generation.

cheers

On 8/20/07, Ian Sergeant <isergean at hih.com.au> wrote:
>
>
> I have revamped the wiki page for Sydney..
>
> I have taken the opportunity to put down what I see as some issues facing
> Sydney mapping now..
>
> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/Sydney.
>
> 1. What are the freeways called?   Do we really want to follow the street
> signs, and omit the common names?  Do we really want to copy the other
> maps?
>
> 2. What is a motorway in Sydney?  There are many sections of road that
> look
> like a freeway.  What sections of road should be drawn as freeways?
>
> 3. How to clean up the Sydney CBD rendering, and what to do about the pubs
> and other POI's.
> The CBD map currently has about 30 pubs on it of the possible 500+
> licenced
> premises in the Sydney CBD.  If we label everyone of them, the CBD map of
> Sydney will be useless to all but the most confirmed methylphiliacs.  Very
> soon the problem of places of interest will be the same.  It is good to
> track POI's - but there are just too many of them in the CBD to have them
> all and render a map with them at any level of detail.
>
> If anyone has an interest, and would like to suggest anything.on the above
> topics, please do so..
>
> If there are other issues we need to work on resolving pertinent to Sydney
> in particular, please feel free to add them to the page as well.
>
> Ian.
>
>
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Franc
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