[Talk-us] What should a US map of OSM data look like

[Paul Johnson]

On Mon, 2011-09-12 at 18:41 -0400, Nathan Edgars II wrote:
> On 9/12/2011 5:57 PM, Richard Weait wrote:
> > A few of us were just asking on irc what a US-style tile theme would
> > look like?
> 
> Many printed US maps emphasize divided highways (often including 
> undivided multilane highways). Perhaps a thicker line style at low zooms 
> where lanes>=4 or oneway=yes -lanes=1.
> 
> A separate color for toll=yes (like MapQuest does, but also for toll 
> non-motorways).

Indeed, this needs to go down to all levels.  For example, Kansas has at
least one toll cycleway.

> Fix bloody Georgia and the way the trunks (and other highways) blend 
> into the trees.
> 
> Render shields at lower resolutions, since the US is not as dense as the UK.

I'm curious how we'll handle this given the sheer number of route
shields.  Tulsa and Chicago have city highways.  Texas has 7 state
highway networks, in addition to county roads, US, and Interstate
highways.  Indian nations may or may not use the generic BIA highway
signs.  State cycleways often have nonstandard shields even when the
state has otherwise standardized on a state cycleway shield.  Major city
cycleways often have bizarre shields.


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