[Talk-us] One click quality printed maps (as an OSM advantage)

[Brad Neuhauser]

Also:
-Export images using the Export tab
-Walking Papers  http://walking-papers.org/  (my favorite quick printed map
solution)

On Mon, Dec 5, 2011 at 5:27 AM, Richard Weait <richard at weait.com> wrote:

> On Mon, Dec 5, 2011 at 1:16 AM, Bryce Nesbitt <bryce2 at obviously.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > There's something OSM could do well, that Google Maps can't, due to
> > licensing restrictions: create good printable maps.  Google and Mapquest
> > both are pretty bad.
> >
> > The high volume use cases:
> > * Printing a map for "take along" navigation, on a standard printer.
> > * Exporting a map for embedding in fliers or printed material.  GM and
> > Mapquest terms of service prohibit this.
> >
> > If OSM was the "go to place" for getting useful printed maps, it could
> bring
> > additional people into the OSM community.
> > Thoughts?
>
>
> Maposmatic - pretty one page map with street index.
> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Maposmatic
>
> Appears idle
> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/ImgAtlas
>
> Perhaps this one for multipage?
> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Hikingbook.pl
>
> Poster and mural-sized big maps (mind the tile usage policy)
> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Bigmap
>
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