so, do YOU or anyone else really need oo draw format. or was it just for conversion purposes?
On Sun, 2010-01-17 at 01:16 -0800, Sam Vekemans wrote: > Oops, forgot to send this to the main list. > ~ and in OpenOffice Draw, a PDF can be easily made. > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Sam Vekemans <acrosscanadatra...@gmail.com> > Date: Sun, 17 Jan 2010 00:55:31 -0800 > Subject: Re: [OSM-talk] Haiti Field requirement: Haiti OSM maps in PDF > To: "ce-test, qualified testing bv - Gert Gremmen" <g.grem...@cetest.nl> > > Im at work (job) right now. > Can we make an OpenOffice draw template & add in a map key? > -showing what the mapnik icons show/represent. > Also, > Showing numbers as (tranparent jpg's) so they can be moved around on > the page and cross-referenced in a space on the 2nd page of the > maposmatic sheet. > > If you dont understand, thats OK, i'll make it myself. > (after im done with the transparent contour map & mapsource installer) > > Sam > > On 1/17/10, ce-test, qualified testing bv - Gert Gremmen > <g.grem...@cetest.nl> wrote: > > Maposmatic seems to do the job: > > > > > > > > http://www.maposmatic.org/ > > > > > > > > Gert > > > > > > > > Van: talk-boun...@openstreetmap.org [mailto:talk-boun...@openstreetmap.org] > > Namens nicolas chavent > > Verzonden: zondag 17 januari 2010 2:01 > > Aan: talk@openstreetmap.org; crisismapp...@googlegroups.com > > CC: CJ Hendrix > > Onderwerp: [OSM-talk] Haiti Field requirement: Haiti OSM maps in PDF > > > > > > > > Hi there. > > > > Below a post on the topic getting Haiti OSM maps in PDF for direct use in > > the field and circulation in fora such as relief web. It has just been > > highlighted as a strong Haiti requirements from GIS responders working in > > Haiti > > "Top 1 Fied Requirement: ready to print maps ArchD size (24" x 36")" > > > > Best > > N > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > > From: Mikel Maron <mikel_ma...@yahoo.com> > > Date: Sun, Jan 17, 2010 at 1:49 AM > > Subject: Re: Haiti OSM map > > To: Jochen Plumeyer <joc...@plumeyer.org>, nicolas chavent > > <nicolas.chav...@gmail.com>, Andrew Turner <ajtur...@highearthorbit.com>, > > Jonas Krückel <o...@jonas-krueckel.de> > > > > > > > > Nicolas, Andrew, Jonas > > > > > > Can one of you pass along Jochen's request below ... nice PDFs and non-paved > > roads. One of the outputs we eventually want to have for HOT are nice PDFs > > for distribution through reliefweb, etc. > > Perhaps someone in the OSM or crisismapping community can pick up these > > threads > > > > Thanks > > Mikel > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > > From: Jochen Plumeyer <joc...@plumeyer.org> > > To: Mikel Maron <mikel_ma...@yahoo.com> > > Sent: Sat, January 16, 2010 6:37:33 PM > > Subject: Re: Haiti OSM map > > > >> Anything in particular we can do on the mapping side? > > > > A super non-geek approved product would be a size-optimized PDF of the > > complete zone between border (including Jimaní and Pedernales) and the zone > > until Jacmel in the south, including all street names. I tried to produce > > that with osmarender, but it takes hours to calculate, seems it is not the > > right render tool. > > But the size ratio with osmarender is very good, with my tests with smaller > > *.osm files the ratio was about > > > > PDF size = OSM size / 8 > > > > Which means, that you can use as well low-RAM smartphones, older webpads > > etc. > > to display that map, without the need of connectivity. And any other device > > which can display PDF. > > The OCHA site has some PDF a bit like this, but not with every street name. > > And to give it a double oscar, having an optional coordinate grid would me > > great, or displaying the current mouse coordinate with JavaScript or > > something in the PDF viewer (Adobe includes JS, Flash AFAIK). > > > > I am no render guru, perhaps I used the wrong tool. > > > > The other thing is tracing of alternative streets to get into the city > > without > > traffic-jams. So, it would be good to have "possible 4x4 roads", without > > using the two bridges, I don't know if that is feasible, it should be > > coordinated together with the helpers here, perhaps I could do something > > about it. > > > > Cheers for now, take care! > > > > Jochen > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Nicolas Chavent > > Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team > > http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/WikiProject_Haiti > > Mobile (FRA): +33 6 75 14 29 70 > > Email: nicolas.chav...@gmail.com > > Skype: c_nicolas > > > > > > > -- > Twitter: @Acrosscanada > Blog: http://Acrosscanadatrails.blogspot.com > Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/sam.vekemans > Skype: samvekemans > OpenStreetMap IRC: http://irc.openstreetmap.org > @Acrosscanadatrails > > > _______________________________________________ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
