[OSM-talk] Mapnik and towns

[Frederik Ramm]

Hi,

Ed Loach wrote:
> Does Mapnik use some shape files somewhere to mark the extent of towns on the map at zoom level 10?

Yes, Mapnik uses a set of shape files ("world_boundaries") which contain 
  OSM-derived coastlines and VMAP0-derived (I believe) grey spots for 
built-up areas.

Bye
Frederik