[OSM-talk] rendering with mapnik, what do I need?

[Dave Stubbs]

On Fri, Feb 22, 2008 at 1:50 PM, Jo <ml at winfix.it> wrote:
> Do the transparent layers take the same amount of time to render as the
>  base layer for a given area?
>


This will depend entirely on what you put on them, and how you
organise that data in the database.
Assuming your transparent layer only has a few lines (ie: bus routes)
and you keep this data in a separate table, then they'll render
faster, probably a lot faster.