[Talk-us] Making paper maps from a GPX file
stevea
steveaOSM at softworkers.com
Wed May 13 22:06:18 UTC 2015
Eric Christensen writes:
I have a GPX (and a KML) file of a route that I'd like to make paper maps from
(or at least a PDF) but I haven't been able to find a tool that will do that.
Is anyone aware of a tool that will take a GPX file, grab the necessary OSM
data and break it into pieces to make a nice atlas from?
In 2012 I made a very pleasing area map (city+suburbs) using
MapOSMatic (http://maposmatic.org). I had to fiddle the settings
several times to get exactly the area that I wanted, especially as it
builds an " x,y grid" and a street index with these coordinates -- a
very nice feature that makes the result feel very much like a
traditional street map. This is optional, and you get five different
renderings (mapnik/Standard, three different MapQuest Open renderings
[US, UK, EU] and "their own"), allows multiple paper size/formats (or
"Best Fit") and lets you localize into many languages. Depending on
bbox size and complexity, rendering can take one to five minutes, and
your entry into a busy queue might cause the result to take up to an
hour or longer. Available download formats include SVGZ, PDF, PNG
and a CSV-formatted index.
What I don't know is how/whether it can or does integrate a GPX or
KML file to embed a path on the map. So, perhaps this doesn't help
you. Still, it's a rather nice "final output (to paper)" tool you
and/or others may be interested in. It may be possible to post
process a result to contain your GPX/KML and then hey, Bob's your
uncle.
SteveA
California
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