[OSM-talk] Extra zoom level needed?

[John Smith]

On 17 May 2010 22:31, Steve Bennett <stevagewp at gmail.com> wrote:
> Could it be done selectively - only in urban areas? No need for an
> extra zoom level in the desert... That would at least help with the
> storage and generation aspects.

Most map tile systems setup with mod_tile only generate on request
already, and depending if and how tiles are set to expire and/or
delete the space could be recovered within a reasonable time if those
tiles aren't used.