As part of https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T153282 a new style for Wikimedia maps is being developed, and I've loaded up the whole planet on one of my test servers as a test and demo.
The demo is available at http://legolas.paulnorman.ca:6789/, and through "Compare" on the right-hand side of the interface you can compare it with the current Wikimedia style, OpenStreetMap Carto, and lots of others. Some other things to be aware of when comparing are: - The map is displayed with Kosmtik, a design tool with minimal caching, and it might be restarted while I'm working on it - Even though the server is faster than production, it may appear slower because it doesn't have everything cached - The OSM data on the server is normally within a day of the latest data Some of the more noticeable style changes are - Road colours are different, helping view the overall layout of the city - There are fewer cases of subtly different shades of green. - Bridges and multi-level road constructions are now handled properly, which should make some areas easier to figure out I am particularly interested in feedback on - the overall colour darkness and intensity, - which of city, region, and country labels are most important: https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T163503 Feedback is welcome, either through email, phab tickets, or by IRC in #wikimedia-interactive on freenode. _______________________________________________ discovery mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/discovery
