On Friday 13 March 2009 09:03:44 Akkana Peck wrote: > I recently needed something similar to what you're asking for > (a US map with state outlines, for an article illustration). > I ended up getting an SVG image of the US from Wikimedia Commons, > editing it in GIMP to get it down to just the state boundaries, > then overlaying a satellite image (also from Wikimedia Commons) > which I had to adjust with the perspective tool to get it to fit > the projection of the SVG image. Using OSM data would have been > a cleaner solution, but lacking an app that can display data > selectively, using GIMP seemed a lot easier and faster.
use either mapnik or osmarender on the boundaries file: http://downloads.cloudmade.com/north_america/canada#breadcrumbs -- regards kg http://lawgon.livejournal.com _______________________________________________ newbies mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/newbies
