[OSM-talk] Newbie Question. Server Response error 400 and requestto check data

[80n]

On 2/5/07, Andy Robinson <Andy_J_Robinson at blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
>
> 80n [mailto:80n80n at gmail.com] wrote:
> >Sent: 05 February 2007 4:33 PM
> >To: Andy Robinson
> >Cc: Tim Francis; talk at openstreetmap.org
> >Subject: Re: [OSM-talk] Newbie Question. Server Response error 400 and
> >requestto check data
> >
> >On 2/5/07, Andy Robinson <Andy_J_Robinson at blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
> >
> >       There is however a way to see your efforts sooner
> >       and that is to request a tile rendering for your area from the
> >tiles at home
> >       bunch (from http://dev.openstreetmap.org/~ojw/
> ><http://dev.openstreetmap.org/%7Eojw/> ) If you browse that version
> >       of the map there you can click a button at the bottom of the map
> to
> >have the
> >       area rendered by one of the tiles at home renderers. The button only
> >appears
> >       when you are zoomed in a good way.
> >
> >
> >There is a more ergonomic interface that can be used to request tiles for
> >rendering at:
> >http://www.informationfreeway.org <http://www.informationfreeway.org>
>
> It's always nice to get more map for your money :-)
>
> It may be more ergonomic for Europe but for the sparse areas of data it's
> difficult to locate your position without the continent shapes. Though the
> Lat/lon or UTM (assume that's what it is) can get you there if you know
> them.


Top right-hand corner is a small, often overlooked, button that allows you
to switch to the mapnik layer.  All the continents are then visible in their
full glory.  Even more map for your money ;)

80n
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