[OSM-talk] Haiti Field requirement: Haiti OSM maps in PDF

[ce-test, qualified testing bv - Gert Gremmen]

Maposmatic seems to do the job:

 

http://www.maposmatic.org/

 

Gert

 

Van: talk-bounces at openstreetmap.org [mailto:talk-bounces at openstreetmap.org] Namens nicolas chavent
Verzonden: zondag 17 januari 2010 2:01
Aan: talk at openstreetmap.org; crisismappers at googlegroups.com
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Onderwerp: [OSM-talk] Haiti Field requirement: Haiti OSM maps in PDF

 

Hi there.

Below a post on the topic getting Haiti OSM maps in PDF for direct use in the field and circulation in fora such as relief web. It has just been highlighted as a strong Haiti requirements from GIS responders working in Haiti 
"Top 1 Fied Requirement: ready to print maps ArchD size (24" x 36")"

Best
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From: Mikel Maron <mikel_maron at yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, Jan 17, 2010 at 1:49 AM
Subject: Re: Haiti OSM map
To: Jochen Plumeyer <jochen at plumeyer.org>, nicolas chavent <nicolas.chavent at gmail.com>, Andrew Turner <ajturner at highearthorbit.com>, Jonas Krückel <osm at jonas-krueckel.de>



Nicolas, Andrew, Jonas

 
Can one of you pass along Jochen's request below ... nice PDFs and non-paved roads. One of the outputs we eventually want to have for HOT are nice PDFs for distribution through reliefweb, etc.
Perhaps someone in the OSM or crisismapping community can pick up these threads

Thanks
Mikel

 

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From: Jochen Plumeyer <jochen at plumeyer.org>
To: Mikel Maron <mikel_maron at yahoo.com>
Sent: Sat, January 16, 2010 6:37:33 PM
Subject: Re: Haiti OSM map

> Anything in particular we can do on the mapping side?

A super non-geek approved product would be a size-optimized PDF of the 
complete zone between border (including Jimaní and Pedernales) and the zone 
until Jacmel in the south, including all street names. I tried to produce 
that with osmarender, but it takes hours to calculate, seems it is not the 
right render tool.
But the size ratio with osmarender is very good, with my tests with smaller 
*.osm files the ratio was about

    PDF size = OSM size / 8

Which means, that you can use as well low-RAM smartphones, older webpads etc. 
to display that map, without the need of connectivity. And any other device 
which can display PDF.
The OCHA site has some PDF a bit like this, but not with every street name.
And to give it a double oscar, having an optional coordinate grid would me 
great, or displaying the current mouse coordinate with JavaScript or 
something in the PDF viewer (Adobe includes JS, Flash AFAIK).

I am no render guru, perhaps I used the wrong tool.

The other thing is tracing of alternative streets to get into the city without 
traffic-jams. So, it would be good to have "possible 4x4 roads", without 
using the two bridges, I don't know if that is feasible, it should be 
coordinated together with the helpers here, perhaps I could do something 
about it.

Cheers for now, take care!

Jochen






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