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

[Rob]

i was thinking about this also (my idea was a separate database), also
usable as a kind of legend tile
maybe we can use the northpole as testarea ;) or even better the 0/0 lat/lon
easy to locate and in the ocean

2008/3/4, Pieren Pieren <pieren3 at gmail.com>:
>
> 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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