Mick, On 15 January 2012 00:54, mick <bare...@tpg.com.au> wrote:
> > One example of my long-term goals (I'll leave them to my Grandchildren ;) > ) is to be able to take say an layer containing prehistoric monumental and > settlement features and look at the extent to which the Romans developments > respected these. > > In the fullness of time and with plenty of support, I'd like to see layers > to cover all periods of history covered. > Me too, but I would not expect the main OSM page to do this - we will have to have a separate 'OSM-history' map I think. > > This requires a renderer / display set up that allows the use to select > what features you want and filter out those you don't. > > What I can see of OSM the editing tools are quite good, though they > could/should be enhanced if my goals reach 'critical mass'. The rendrering > engine will require significant enhancement to support selectable layers > unless I have missed something. > I will make a mock up rendering tonight to see if it is the sort of thing you are thinking of - I was just thinking of adding a layer switcher to my existing history map (http://maps3.org.uk/tiles/historic.html) to allow you to select prehistoric/roman/modern features etc. Nag me if I don't get back to you 'cos it will mean I got distracted by something else! Cheers Graham. -- Graham Jones Hartlepool, UK.
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