Re: [Talk-ca] What should a Canadian style map look like?

2011-09-14 Thread AJ Ashton
One aspect of the map that is not a uniquely Canadian problem, but is perhaps more significant here than in other places is how temporal objects spaces should be handled. Many important aspects of mappable life change distinctly between summer winter - ice rinks, recreational trails, usability

Re: [Talk-ca] What should a Canadian style map look like?

2011-09-14 Thread Richard Weait
On Wed, Sep 14, 2011 at 12:48 PM, AJ Ashton aj.ash...@gmail.com wrote: One aspect of the map that is not a uniquely Canadian problem, but is perhaps more significant here than in other places is how temporal objects spaces should be handled. Many important aspects of mappable life change

Re: [Talk-ca] What should a Canadian style map look like?

2011-09-14 Thread Adam Glauser
On 9/12/2011 6:32 PM, Richard Weait wrote: Just brain-storming, so let's have suggestions without debate for now. What should the OSM data look like when styled for Canadians? I like the suggestions so far. I'd add - First Nations borders - Crown land boundries - special rendering for

Re: [Talk-ca] What should a Canadian style map look like?

2011-09-13 Thread James Ewen
On Tue, Sep 13, 2011 at 9:12 AM, Yves Moisan yves.moi...@boreal-is.com wrote: One thing that bugs me is that we need to zoom in quite a bit to see highway and road numbers. Then with CanVec import data, you get a highway number on every segment. CanVec data splits ways at each intersection, no

[Talk-ca] What should a Canadian style map look like?

2011-09-12 Thread Richard Weait
Dear All, Just brain-storming, so let's have suggestions without debate for now. What should the OSM data look like when styled for Canadians? Just some quick ideas that appeal to me: - highway marker shields like 401, highway of heroes, Yellowhead, etc. - fewer road colors. - render cues

Re: [Talk-ca] What should a Canadian style map look like?

2011-09-12 Thread Matthew Buchanan
I think passenger railways like VIA rail, GO, AMT, etc should be rendered prominently. Most of the web maps are too auto-centric. How about the Trans Canada trail, National vs Provincial parks? I'm not a fan of roads rendered in green. Matthew Buchanan On 2011-09-12, at 3:32 PM, Richard

Re: [Talk-ca] What should a Canadian style map look like?

2011-09-12 Thread Jonathan Crowe
I agree with most of these suggestions. OSM should render in a manner familiar to Canadian map readers. Road colours should be limited to indicate primary/trunk and secondary/county roads (in practice, that should probably mean no distinction between highway=primary and highway=trunk -- like