[OSM-talk] Mapnik and towns

[Jon Burgess]

On Fri, 2009-03-13 at 16:01 +0100, Frederik Ramm wrote:
> 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.

Right, the boundaries of the populated areas is the last remaining use
of the vmap0 shapefiles in the mapnik style. 

I intend to talk to Steve Chilton about removing them at some point. We
might replace them by making the landuse= areas visible at these zooms.

	Jon