Can't we have a multi-lingual map by overlaying a base tile with a transparent text layer in the chosen language? We wouldn't *need* vector tiles for that, just a bit more storage (bitmap-based text layers should compress nicely) and clients which can handle the selection and display of the extra layer, which is pretty commonplace these days anyway).
--colin On 2015-10-30 12:29, Oleksiy Muzalyev wrote: > I've heard from the OSM operations team's member at the conference that it is > the question of the servers' infrastructure cost. > > But if we have a vector-based map itself language selection, that we could > just add tags _name:fr_ or _name: ru_ and have the OSM map of say New York in > French or in Russian for tourists. Or map of Siberia in German also for > tourists, Middle East in English, etc. without any additions cost on the > server side. It is not that difficult to add such multi-language tags. There > could be also the map in Basque, Catalan, Kurdish, Scots and other smaller > (by number of speakers) languages without any additional cost and without a > civil conflict. > > I realize that mobile hardware is not enough advanced for that yet and > vector-based technology is only in an development stage. > > brgds > Oleksiy > > On 30.10.2015 12:06, Maarten Deen wrote: On 2015-10-30 11:53, Oleksiy > Muzalyev wrote: > One of the advantages of the the vector-based map would be the > multilingualism. > > For instance at the moment the OSM map of the Middle East is basically > useless for me as I do not know the Arabic alphabet yet. But as far as > I understand and as I heard at the conference the vector-based map > would allow the choice of a language of the map itself. > I do not see how that can not be solved with png-based tiles. You only have > to render the tiles. > The method for detecting which tileset/language to show is the same. > > BTW: it is still not as simple as rendering "in a different language". Then > you start rendering a map in English and see names like "Cologne" or > "Brussels" show up on the map. > > Regards, > Maarten > > _______________________________________________ > dev mailing list > dev@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/dev _______________________________________________ dev mailing list dev@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/dev
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