January 15, 2026
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I want to write here about a subject that is essentially as old as tiled digital maps but that is, none the less, at least partly ignored by map designers, map operators and software developers alike, although each of them … Continue reading
January 2, 2026
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I have written about display of various landforms and topographic features in maps previously – in particular linear elements like cliffs, ridges and gullies. But there is one terrain form that stands out as uniquely iconic in maps – that … Continue reading
December 23, 2025
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In the previous post i mentioned casually that the drawing of roads with round line caps at inner junctions of the road network works also with layered display of roads, i.e. with bridges and tunnels. While that is true in … Continue reading
December 21, 2025
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This is the first post in a short series i intend to publish on recent changes in road rendering in the Alternative-Colors map style. One of the most fundamental techniques of digital rule based map design since the beginning has … Continue reading
December 20, 2025
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I have made a number of changes to the road rendering in my experimental map style in recent months, which i intend to discuss in a number of upcoming blog posts here. In addition to these changes i also made … Continue reading
December 10, 2025
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As indicated in my Hack weekend report i updated the Styleinfo analysis of my Alternative Colors style. This includes some changes in the style i have not yet discussed here on the blog. What is interesting to look at is … Continue reading
June 3, 2025
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Going further from what i wrote about in the previous post regarding map design for coastal constructions and harbor features, i here want to look into rendering aquaculture installations. Those have been mapped in OpenStreetMap for a long time with … Continue reading
May 29, 2025
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OpenStreetMap has – despite its British origin – not a very strong maritime focus. Reason for that is probably that only a small percentage of mappers in OpenStreetMap live in a coastal setting. And even for those who live in … Continue reading
November 28, 2024
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This post adds another chapter to my previous series of posts on line signatures in maps. Back in the first part of the series i explained and illustrated how the sophisticated techniques in using line signatures in pre-digital maps have … Continue reading
November 1, 2024
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In addition to the point barrier symbols i also re-designed and extended quite a few of the existing symbols in the style for human built structures of all kinds. Starting point was that i wanted to port back some of … Continue reading