[OSM-talk] import of dataset for new zealand

[Frederik Ramm]

Hi,

    (accidentally sent to Richard only on 1st attempt)

> It looks pug ugly!

The issue I have with the Osmarender "(c)" layer is mostly one of the
public image it creates. If, after I have explained to someone how
we're creating a FREE map, that person sees a map cluttered with lots
of "(c) superfred", it takes me extra time to explain to him that the
map is nonetheless FREE. A map cluttered with copyright assertions
doesn't transport the message of freedom very well. Insiders know that
the free licenses are rooted in copyright and wouldn't work without
it, but most people see a conflict here, and sometimes it takes more
time than they're willing to spend to resolve that.

I hope it is going to go away with that new license thinige.

> But a large part of the art of cartography is "decluttering" -
> conveying the maximum information with the minimum crowding. Having
> repeated "(c) LINZ" (or whatever) tags on every road effectively
> reduces the amount of other information you can convey, and the
> attractiveness of the map.

A good cartographer would probably resort to displaying the repeating
bit (the LINZ part) only once, somewhere at the bottom of the map, and
show only those explictily that are different.

Bye
Frederik

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