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

[Andy Allan]

On Tue, Mar 4, 2008 at 1:14 PM, Pieren Pieren <pieren3 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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

You can create a standalone .osm file with all this in it if you/we
need a test file. That's a much better idea than polluting the
database with junk!

We've also discussed before that they best way to see what advanced
stuff needs mapping is to go and map some, rather than thinking up
examples. Real life is generally more complicated than anyone will
think of themselves.

Cheers,
Andy