[OSM-talk] create a rendering test zone somewhere on the planet ?

[Pieren Pieren]

What do you think about this idea :
- select two or three small islands somewhere on the planet, but really in
the middle of 'nowhere', means no humans, no constructions, absolutely
nothing.
- call these islands 'mapnik', 'osmarender', etc...
- add them in a dedicated wikipage with appropriate links to point them on
the browser
- then put as much as you want existing nodes, ways, relations and tag them
as specified as the 'recommended by the map features' and supported by this
renderer

e.g. intersections, with bridges, tunnels or directly connected;
multipolygons relations; buildings; places; admin_levels; large rivers;
canal; etc...

This would :
- give an idea for beginners how the tags are rendered at the different zoom
levels directly on the maps
- show what is currently supported by the current rendering softwares.
- avoid that many people perform the same kind of tests locally
- be used as a test area for renderers developers

Pieren
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