On Fri, Feb 20, 2009 at 5:50 PM, Zeke Farwell <ezeki...@gmail.com> wrote:
> The thing about the several renderers we currently have is that they can't > be expected to take every possible mapped feature into account. The map > would just get too cluttered. I think for a general street map (the Mapnik > layer) one color for all types of protected/conservation designated land is > fine. Borders between different land designations should be shown as well. > It seems to me that national/state parks are often surrounded by > national/state forest, but the opposite is not often true. Probably parks > should be rendered above forests, or better yet render them with > transparency above forests so the borders of both can be seen. Of course I > don't know who is in charge of the renderers so I can't really change the > way it's currently done. > I strongly agree that we should not try to have Mapnik render everything possible, or make distinctions like this. I think the goal of the mapnik layer should be to make a *nice looking map*, even if it omits some data. If all "green space" were the same shade of green that would be just fine with me. If you want a more precise map, make your own render! -Ted
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