What Can Be Done With It
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OK, we have this mapping data. What can be done with it? What can you do with it? Here are some examples to inspire you:
[Note: currently, I'm gathering and organizing ideas. Eventually, each of these will be a write-up with a screenshot etc. But I don't want to do that yet. Design before code :-)]
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Slippy Map
- Add markers
- Search for places
Export Tab
- Embed the map in your website
- (Where did export to PDF go?)
- You'll have to select mapnik image first then format=PDF. --Skywave 17:15, 24 August 2008 (UTC)
- Use the map in flyers, etc.
Alternative Renderings
- Cycle Map
- Rail Map
- Tourist Map
- Surf Map?
Render Your Own
- Setting up and configuring a renderer
Find Your Way
- Routing
- Uploading maps to Garmin GPSes
Analyses
(maybe with some own code, like scripts or sql-queries on postgis-imported osm data)
- Length of hiking paths around home
- History/Tracking of constructions/changes in a region (after it is completely mapped)
- In combination with DEM (digital elevation model) data, accumulated height differences of planned cycle tours, etc. can automatically be computed
Blood bank on the internet
Get people willing to donate blood to put their blood group and contact info on the map
