[OSM-talk] Map key

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Sat Oct 17 08:44:07 UTC 2015


See also here:
https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/w/index.php?title=Research/Ideas&diff=1227817&oldid=1210809
Am 17.10.2015 um 10:03 schrieb nebulon42:
> There are some discussions already going on about this topic:
> https://github.com/gravitystorm/openstreetmap-carto/issues/1268
>
> There is this wiki page:
> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Standard_tile_layer
>
> Ultimately, an automatic solution would be preferable:
> e.g. https://github.com/gravitystorm/mapnik-legendary
>
> As for adjusting the map key right now, please note that there is a
> major roads redesign coming up, so I would suggest waiting until that
> has been rolled out to avoid duplicating effort. I don't know an ETA
> of this change on the tile servers yet as it is a quite major change.
> Others may be able to comment on that.
>
> nebulon42
>
> Am 2015-10-16 um 23:03 schrieb Andrew Hain:
>> I am having a look at the map key for the standard layer and I am
>> finding a
>> number of loose ends.
>>
>> One obvious issue is that the key is sometimes out of date: for
>> instance it
>> distinguishes between forest and wood but the style sheet no longer
>> does so.
>>
>> The key talks about trunk, primary and secondary roads but this is
>> just OSM
>> database keywords left exposed; these words have local meanings in some
>> countries that OSM differs from. It might be better to have an entry for
>> main roads using as many colours as are displayed at the zoom level in a
>> single row, which among other things saves space on mobile devices.
>>
>> We also have an opportunity to add some more entries for further
>> features
>> and to sort important stuff to the top.
>>
>> -- 
>> Andrew
>>
>>
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