[QGIS-Developer] [Qgis-developer] Adding default OSM backround maps

Tue Jun 6 07:28:18 PDT 2017

As recommended by Jorge, I just opened a QEP:
https://github.com/qgis/QGIS-Enhancement-Proposals/issues/94

But I would still suggest to keep the discussion on the Gdoc. I think it's
a more flexible place for brainstorming. If we get some kind of consensus
there, then I will fill up the QEP with more detailed info.

Would that be ok? (first time I open a QEP, so not quite sure about the
usual procedures and etiquette)

Cheers
Stéphane

Le mardi 6 juin 2017, Stéphane Henriod <stephanebek at gmail.com> a écrit :

> Hi again
>
> if some are with me on this, let's try to work first on general
> requirements. Then we can assess, I guess, relatively soon if this is
> realistic or not.
>
> I started to brainstorm here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/
> 1f1OJtshHCPcLVEVqZjTEgI47zn61Plv5I-Yc68d2b64/edit?usp=sharing
>
> Thanks and cheers
> Stéphane
>
>
> Le mardi 6 juin 2017, Jorge Gustavo Rocha <jgr at di.uminho.pt
> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','jgr at di.uminho.pt');>> a écrit :
>
>> Hi Stéphane,
>>
>> Your suggestion may complement or be an alternative to the default OSM
>> background maps.
>>
>> Regarding the implementation of the initial proposal, it is not
>> difficult and have been done in PR#4352. It is basically one button to
>> add another layer to the map.
>>
>> Creating a new vector tile service, provided by QGIS, seems quite more
>> difficult to me. We need to maintain a mirror of the planet. This means
>> a lot of resources (hw and ops).
>>
>> Developing one style is not difficult but one that everybody likes is
>> much more difficult. We would end up as OSM did, with several styles,
>> for different users. But if the render is on the client side, there is
>> no problem to maintain more than one style.
>>
>> In summary, providing the tile service seems more complicated to me, but
>> this can be further explored. If you would like to try it, I can help.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Jorge Gustavo
>>
>>
>> Às 10:57 de 06-06-2017, Stéphane Henriod escreveu:
>> > Hi all
>> >
>> > jumping (a bit late) on this...
>> >
>> > I realize that this would be much heavier and much more expensive to
>> > implement but what about developing a "QGIS style" for OSM-based tiles
>> > (that could, e.g., be hosted on QGIS.org)? That would take care of 3
>> issues:
>> >
>> >   * "Quality of the cartography": if we are not 100% happy with the
>> >     default OSM style as a background map, we could come up with a more
>> >     appropriate style
>> >   * "Quality of the service":  there is a risk that OSMF once shuts down
>> >     the service because we generate too much traffic. If "we" host the
>> >     tiles ourselves, the risks and associated decisions remain in "our"
>> >     hands
>> >   * "Frequency of updates": same, if it lies in "our" hands, we can
>> >     define ourselves what frequency would be appropriate
>> >
>> > I assume that developing a new style is not a huge task (there are
>> > probably enough people around with the necessary skills) and could be
>> > achieved either with a "small" budget or with sufficient participation
>> > of the community. But the long-term maintenance and hosting / serving of
>> > the tiles is probably an issue of a different magnitude...
>> >
>> > Would that idea be worth exploring further? Or do you think it is
>> > completely not realistic ?
>> >
>> > Thanks and cheers
>> > Stéphane
>> >
>> > Le lundi 1 mai 2017, Paolo Cavallini <cavallini at faunalia.it
>> > <mailto:cavallini at faunalia.it>> a écrit :
>> >
>> >     Il 30/04/2017 19:28, Jorge Gustavo Rocha ha scritto:
>> >
>> >     > I did a PR [1], very simple. This discussion is now about the best
>> >     > approach to handle all settings, in all platforms. I'm working on
>> >     that.
>> >
>> >     FYI, summarized here:
>> >     https://issues.qgis.org/issues/16493
>> >     <https://issues.qgis.org/issues/16493>
>> >     Please add what is missing.
>> >     Thanks.
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