[OSM-talk-be] Mapping party Mechelen: printable maps

[Jo]

Dennis Bollyn schreef:
> Hera,
>
> The advantage of basing the maps on OSM data is that it's the same material
> we'll be using for editing. Mismatches are eliminated this way.
> There's of course the legal aspect too. With these maps, you're free to draw
> on them, etc. without risking contamination of the data.
>
> After some suggestions from Polyglot, I updated the maps. They're now of a
> smaller area (the part that we'll actually be mapping) and are sourced from
> the latest data (something went wrong when saving in OSM). In addition, I've
> rescaled the SVG so you can now directly print from Inkscape.
> I've made some test prints and this latest version is very usable for the
> mapping party. The only problem is with streetnames, but this is a
> limitation of Osmarender. I should try getting a Mapnik server running once
> I have some more free time.
> I could also make a version where the map is on the left half of the page
> and the right half is left blank to take notes. Is there any interest in
> that?
>   
I think we can also write on the back side or on separate sheets. I 
would prefer it to be as big as possible to make annotations as near as 
possible to the objects they relate to.

Polyglot