[talk-ph] foursquare "checked-in" on openstreetmap

[Eugene Alvin Villar]

Here's a better map showing the MapBox Streets tileset and which can
zoom to level 17 (it's centered on UPLB):
http://a.tiles.mapbox.com/v3/mapbox.mapbox-streets.html#17.00/14.16577/121.24221


On Sat, Mar 10, 2012 at 10:08 PM, Eugene Alvin Villar <seav80 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi guys,
>
> As shared by maning, foursquare has switched to using OpenStreetMap
> data for their maps. They went with the MapBox Streets tileset which
> is provided by MapBox and was developed using MapBox's TileMill
> product.
>
> I actually find the MapBox Streets tileset gorgeous. I find a certain
> finesse to their cartographic style choices such as use of smaller
> fonts and street widths. (If you have poor eyesight, then this style
> is definitely not usable for you.)
>
> One major problem, though, with this tileset is that it only goes to
> zoom level 16 (officially; unofficially, level 17 tiles are available)
> (which is one of the main complaints of superusers on foursquare).
> Another problem is doesn't seem to be updated as often as the others
> (like the Mapquest Open tiles or the main OSM Mapnik tileset).
>
> Anyway, if you want to browse the MapBox Streets tileset, here's the
> official link:
> http://tiles.mapbox.com/mapbox/map/mapbox-streets
>
>
> On Thu, Mar 1, 2012 at 9:19 AM, maning sambale
> <emmanuel.sambale at gmail.com> wrote:
>> http://blog.foursquare.com/2012/02/29/foursquare-is-joining-the-openstreetmap-movement-say-hi-to-pretty-new-maps/
>> --
>> cheers,
>> maning
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