On 30/01/2008 11:47, Artem Pavlenko wrote: > On 30 Jan 2008, at 10:25, bvh wrote: > >> On Wed, Jan 30, 2008 at 08:56:13AM +0000, Tom Hughes wrote: >>> So it is reasonable or optimal for us to maintain an infinite number >>> of custom maps for third parties that want custom maps but don't want >>> the hassle of rendering them? >> No, we should provide tools that make it very easy to create a custom >> map. Mapnik is not (yet?) that tool. > > Mapnik is that tool and it's also free and easy to use ;) . It is > used in many exciting projects to generate custom maps e.g > > http://www.everyblock.com/ > http://www.placebase.com/ > http://www.mysociety.org/2007/more-travel-maps/
but installing it and keeping it up to date is a nightmare for ordinary mortals. If an instance of it were already installed in an accessible place (on the internet for example, with a web interface) so that you could just use the very nice GUI I saw you demonstrate at SOTM last year, or some variation of it, it would be that tool. David _______________________________________________ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/talk
