Re: [talk-ph] foursquare checked-in on openstreetmap
Hi guys, As shared by maning, foursquare has switched to using OpenStreetMap data for their maps. They went with the MapBox Streets tileset which is provided by MapBox and was developed using MapBox's TileMill product. I actually find the MapBox Streets tileset gorgeous. I find a certain finesse to their cartographic style choices such as use of smaller fonts and street widths. (If you have poor eyesight, then this style is definitely not usable for you.) One major problem, though, with this tileset is that it only goes to zoom level 16 (officially; unofficially, level 17 tiles are available) (which is one of the main complaints of superusers on foursquare). Another problem is doesn't seem to be updated as often as the others (like the Mapquest Open tiles or the main OSM Mapnik tileset). Anyway, if you want to browse the MapBox Streets tileset, here's the official link: http://tiles.mapbox.com/mapbox/map/mapbox-streets On Thu, Mar 1, 2012 at 9:19 AM, maning sambale emmanuel.samb...@gmail.com wrote: http://blog.foursquare.com/2012/02/29/foursquare-is-joining-the-openstreetmap-movement-say-hi-to-pretty-new-maps/ -- cheers, maning -- Freedom is still the most radical idea of all -N.Branden wiki: http://esambale.wikispaces.com/ blog: http://epsg4253.wordpress.com/ -- ___ talk-ph mailing list talk-ph@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ph
Re: [talk-ph] foursquare checked-in on openstreetmap
Here's a better map showing the MapBox Streets tileset and which can zoom to level 17 (it's centered on UPLB): http://a.tiles.mapbox.com/v3/mapbox.mapbox-streets.html#17.00/14.16577/121.24221 On Sat, Mar 10, 2012 at 10:08 PM, Eugene Alvin Villar sea...@gmail.com wrote: Hi guys, As shared by maning, foursquare has switched to using OpenStreetMap data for their maps. They went with the MapBox Streets tileset which is provided by MapBox and was developed using MapBox's TileMill product. I actually find the MapBox Streets tileset gorgeous. I find a certain finesse to their cartographic style choices such as use of smaller fonts and street widths. (If you have poor eyesight, then this style is definitely not usable for you.) One major problem, though, with this tileset is that it only goes to zoom level 16 (officially; unofficially, level 17 tiles are available) (which is one of the main complaints of superusers on foursquare). Another problem is doesn't seem to be updated as often as the others (like the Mapquest Open tiles or the main OSM Mapnik tileset). Anyway, if you want to browse the MapBox Streets tileset, here's the official link: http://tiles.mapbox.com/mapbox/map/mapbox-streets On Thu, Mar 1, 2012 at 9:19 AM, maning sambale emmanuel.samb...@gmail.com wrote: http://blog.foursquare.com/2012/02/29/foursquare-is-joining-the-openstreetmap-movement-say-hi-to-pretty-new-maps/ -- cheers, maning -- Freedom is still the most radical idea of all -N.Branden wiki: http://esambale.wikispaces.com/ blog: http://epsg4253.wordpress.com/ -- ___ talk-ph mailing list talk-ph@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ph
[talk-ph] foursquare checked-in on openstreetmap
http://blog.foursquare.com/2012/02/29/foursquare-is-joining-the-openstreetmap-movement-say-hi-to-pretty-new-maps/ -- cheers, maning -- Freedom is still the most radical idea of all -N.Branden wiki: http://esambale.wikispaces.com/ blog: http://epsg4253.wordpress.com/ -- ___ talk-ph mailing list talk-ph@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ph
Re: [talk-ph] foursquare checked-in on openstreetmap
maning sambale wrote, On Thursday, 01 March, 2012 09:19 AM: http://blog.foursquare.com/2012/02/29/foursquare-is-joining-the-openstreetmap-movement-say-hi-to-pretty-new-maps/ Nice. Followed a link in that post, and found this tool which looks quite handy: http://mapbox.com/tilemill/ I forgot who it was, but someone on this list was looking for a way to change the way tiles are rendered. Looks like this tool might help. Jim -- datalude: information security e: j...@datalude.com Philippines: +63 2 403 1311 / mob: +63 917 849 3939 Hong Kong: +852 6489 4132 w: http://www.datalude.com/ ___ talk-ph mailing list talk-ph@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ph
