[Talk-us-massachusetts] New TMS layers for mapping (experimental)

[Lars Ahlzen]

Hi all,

I've got my own tile server to serve MassGIS/USGS data via TMS which I 
find helpful for mapping certain features. Perhaps this is of interest 
to the greater MA OSM community?

There's a layers list here, with JOSM and iD URLs, and simple map browser:

http://osm.ahlzen.com:6/layer_index.html

http://osm.ahlzen.com:6/map.html

The hydrography layer is helpful when mapping streams and wetlands 
(which can be difficult to survey or trace from aerial imagery). 
Especially good as a semi-transparent overlay in JOSM. The contours and 
shaded relief can be helpful to correct the location of peaks, cliffs 
and various other features.

NOTE: This is HIGHLY EXPERIMENTAL for testing only, and may not be 
available 24/7. They're also pretty slow to load. If there's interest, 
perhaps we can set up a better and more permanent solution, similar to 
the L3 parcels layer.

- Lars


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