January 19, 2023
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As i have explained in the previous blog post i wanted – in light of the situation of name tagging in OpenStreetMap having been stuck for many years now – to try presenting a proof of concept how a solution … Continue reading
January 19, 2023
by chris
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More than five years ago i wrote a blog post here on the problem of name tagging and multilingual names in OpenStreetMap. I want to give an update on the situation from my perspective and reflect a bit on what … Continue reading
January 11, 2023
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I have been working on a number of changes and new features for the Alternative Colors map style (AC-Style) during the past few months (more on that likely in future blog posts) and during that time have also contemplated quite … Continue reading
December 20, 2022
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In the previous blog post i introduced a bit the idea of systematic testing in map design and how my work on that has led – as a byproduct if you want to say so – to the rendering illustrations … Continue reading
December 19, 2022
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This post’s subject is a matter i have been working on for quite some time – the problem of systematic testing in map design. To make clear what this is about i will have to explain a bit the wider … Continue reading
December 10, 2022
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I recently prepared and uploaded some more satellite images of the Antarctic for mapping in OpenStreetMap. They mostly cover the mountain areas of Queen Maud Land, that is the section of the East Antarctic coast facing the Atlantic Ocean. This … Continue reading
October 15, 2022
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I am pleased to announce a major update to my global satellite image product Green Marble. The Green Marble is a medium resolution whole earth image, offering an unsurpassed uniformity in quality across the whole planet surface on both water … Continue reading
June 5, 2022
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This is part four of a four part series of blog posts on the depiction of trees in maps – see part 1 for a discussion of tree rendering in traditional maps and plans, part 2 for mapping of trees … Continue reading
June 3, 2022
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This is part three of a four part series of blog posts on the depiction of trees in maps – see part one for a discussion of tree rendering in traditional maps and plans and part two for mapping of … Continue reading
June 1, 2022
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This is part two of a four part series of blog posts on the depiction of trees in maps – see part one for a discussion of tree rendering in traditional maps and plans. Tree mapping in OpenStreetMap In OpenStreetMap … Continue reading