New vector maps for Locus - feedback

[karlchick]

Reasonable suggestions. I just recently decided not to include residential streets into ZL12, but am still a bit undecided. Tertiary (and bigger) I agree. I start tertiary also in 11.

I saw your change to not show residential at z12 and liked it, I'm trying it out in my theme too, but did it slightly differently, at z12 I'm drawing the residential roads below the landuse=residential. This way any residential roads that exit a town/village and join another highway or on areas with no landuse set they are still visible/connected. Also I have an option to not fill landuse=residential and the the residential roads are still there. At z13 upwards I still draw them over the filled areas.

[voldapet]

@karlchick
place=locality from z15 - changed
buildings - which buildings are important?
landuse=retail - does it have any effect for zl=10?  I mean - these areas are often quite small and the user cannot recognize them in zl=10

[karlchick]

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@karlchick
... which buildings are important?
landuse=retail - does it have any effect for zl=10?  I mean - these areas are often quite small and the user cannot recognize them in zl=10

In my theme, important buildings are: cathedral, hospital, kindergarten, school, college, university, library, and townhall. 

But I would propose just subtracting one from each building's current zoom-appear values, this would then align with OAM maps.

Yes, you're right about landuse=retail at Z10, but having it visible a bit earlier like z12 or z13 would be sufficient. I just noticed that OAM have it set the same as residential and that's already at z10.

Attached is a comparison of LoMap vs OAM showing how the lack of buildings and retail areas make areas of a town centre start to feel empty in the LoMap map.

[voldapet]

@karlchick
- building will be from ZL 14 and the importatnt ones from ZL13
- landuse=retail from ZL 13

[karlchick]

@voldapet, a few of us themers were asked recently by Andrew Heard if we could display amenity=bicycle_park, i.e. somewhere to park/lock up you bicycle.

Currently this is not included in the LoMap tagmapping. Would it be possible to include it?

[voldapet]

Well, amenity=bicycle_park is included in the online/offline POI, but I understand and added it to the tag-mapping file.

[john_percy]

Bike parking is currently in the POIs for both Lomaps and OAM, which seems quite reasonable to me.

[herve.caf]

Hi all,
Is this the correct forum section to report map errors?
In my case, it is a major discrepancy between the contour lines, and a summit + mountain pass.

[voldapet]

@herve.caf it would be better to start a new thread. Anyway, can you be more specific about the problem?  Screenshot or coordinates of problematic are would be also helpful.
Thanks, Petr

[herve.caf]

can you be more specific about the problem?

In the meantime I read that errors on the background map layer (which as far as I understand comes from Open Street Map) should be reported to OSM, do you confirm?
My issue is a strong discrepancy between contour lines, and the position of a summit and a couple of "mountain passes" in this area:

• The summit of Picu Urriellu (2518m) is located approximately on the 2150m contour line
• The two "mountain pass" symbols located SSO of the summit don't make sense WRT the contour lines.

From two other (paper) maps I know the summit is SE of the moutain hut, so apparently its position is correct but the contour lines are not.

[voldapet]

which as far as I understand comes from Open Street Map) should be reported to OSM, do you confirm?

Sometimes there are problems in OSM, but not in this case because contour lines are not part of the OSM database. The screenshot you sent us is from online LoMaps and unfortunately online LoMaps are not fully under our control. The contour lines in online LoMaps are generated from a lower resolution elevation model and sharp peaks may be missed.
Please download offline LoMaps of Spain (in Android App) where were contour lines generated from precise DEM.
Thanks, Petr
 

[herve.caf]

Please download offline LoMaps of Spain (in Android App)

I have an iPhone, so I'll be happy to do it as soon as Locus Map is no longer "Lite" on iOS