[OSM-talk] Mapping everything as areas
Richard Weait
richard at weait.com
Sat Nov 28 23:18:06 GMT 2009
On Wed, Nov 25, 2009 at 8:11 AM, Jean-Marc Liotier <jm at liotier.org> wrote:
> Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason's diary entry last week (http://j.mp/8ESP8o)
> stired my interest. Using a few examples, he showed how mapping
> everything as an area - or as a volume - makes ultimate sense. Should we
> go for it now ?
Ævar's example is interesting. Looks like somebody is doing some
area- / micro- mapping in OSM as well. Open this in an editor to see
all of the detail work.
http://bestofosm.org/?type=mapnik&lon=11.42994&lat=51.30053&zoom=18
Some will look at this and say, "Too much! Impractical! We must map
City $n first." Others will say, "Where is the detail? I don't see
catch-basins. Where are the expansion joints in the sidewalk? No
height tag for the curb; what shoddy work! That mapper hasn't drawn
areas for the painted lines on the road!"
Each of us will have a different perspective on how much detail is
enough or too much. Why not show us your examples as Ævar and Mirko
Küster have. I think that there are a number of interesting
challenges ahead for area- / micro- mapping. And probably some
breathtaking renderings.
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