Static Maps API
From OpenStreetMap Wiki
The Static Maps API is just one of several OSM implementations of the static map images idea.
Static Maps API
Development
This was developed by Pawel Niechoda as a Google Summer of Code/2009 Project, and development (or at least maintenance) is ongoing (timeline)
There is a google code page for this project with Source code there. The source is also bundled as one of the zipped up download from GSoC
See also
- Tim Waters's blog post 'Cool new Static Maps API for OpenStreetMap – GSOC Project'
- static map images other implementations of static maps