On 28. 01. 11 21:57, Philip Stubbs wrote:
On 28 January 2011 20:45, Cory Forsyth<[email protected]> wrote:
where to get it (tiger/line seems logical but I am unsure how to understand
all the different shape files they offer, it seems overkill).
And beyond that, I think I will need to combine multiple shapefiles into one
larger file (because the tiger/line shapefiles are no larger than a single
state, and I want multiple states in my rendered image).
thanks for any tips or advice,
Cory
I would recommend that you use the data from Openstreetmaps.org If you
follow their wiki instructions for setting up mapnik, you will be 75%
there. The default style file will probably need hacking as it is
currently setup for rendering tiles for a slipy map. Only very basic
Python and XML hacking is required to do some varied stuff
No need much hacking: form osm wiki instruction, you will found
generate_image.py, a script that generate an image, usually png. It's
really easy to change the image size and rendered extent in that script.
Yves
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