Map Updates 28.8.2010 and information regarding future odbl license

First of all regarding the map update. I fixed a few bugs that were introduced by the last update (allotments not shown, leisure=park forgotten in some typfiles, landuse=orchard added) and made quite a lot of POI symbols smaller, and some bigger (alpine_hut / wilderness_hut / basic_hut). The lines section stayed unchanged.

Also I included some lines in the installer, to delete the tilecache. So now no more old Mapsource/Basecamp cachefiles should exist after each installation of a openmtbmap map.

 

Secondly a big change regarding the license of the style-file/tpyfile – I changed them to CCBYNCSA 3.0, this has a few reasons. The main one being that I'm really unhappy with the upcoming license change to the odbl license and the completly crazy new contributor terms. I will write some more details about why I recommend not accepting it (and thereby sticking to the CCBYSA2.0 license) in future, but I fear that OSM will really loose it's main assets – being free maps by switching to the odbl license (and the possibility to lock maps by DRM mechanisms, currently not allowed).

I am currently unsure if I continue to have the style-files opensource, or not, but for right now […]

August 28th, 2010 | 13 comments

Map Updates 19. August 2010

Finally I found some more time to work on the openmtbmaps again. There are quite a few substantial changes. First, I changed around quite a few positions of lines so that no lines in the basic types are wrongly classified (outside of the routable types..). The not really correct positions were a left-over of the days were mkgmap could not write extended types. This means old typfiles are not compatible anymore (if you have done any modifications).

Second I introduced arrows pointing downhill now also for mtb:scale:uphill=3 and 2 in less noticeable colors compared to before or 4 and 5. This gives better indication of steepness. Last I made basic_hut and wilderness_hut searchable too, so not only alpine_hut can be found. lean_to and the for me remniscent amenity=shelter will not be searchable. Also I moved up the priority of city types, so that some more cities/places will show up in the city search.

Last but not least, is someone by chance next week (Monday to Thursday) riding in Portes du Soleil and got a (cheap) bed for me to crash? I want to go riding there for a few days and have problems finding a reasonably priced place […]

August 19th, 2010 | 10 comments
 
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