The Symbology Exchange?

Gregor Mosheh gregor at HOSTGIS.COM
Wed Aug 8 08:32:08 PDT 2007


Hey, guys.

I've been considering whether it'd be useful to have a "symbology 
exchange" so we can share symbols. So far all that exists is the 
documentation explaining that one can use multiple styles to make 
complex symbols, but a recipe is worth a dozen howtos.

I figure this could be as easy as a new howto page, and folks comment 
with their own additions.

I, for example, have a nice set of two-color squares, stars, diamonds, 
and the like at 6 sizes. It took some experimenting to figure that these 
sizes were the only ones that look good for each shape. I also have a 
nice Google-style set for TIGER data or other streets, and a decent set 
of polygon fills. And I suspect that other folks have done some neat 
vector symbols, or know where to download a set of 100 carto icons, etc.

Would this be an interesting and useful page? Does it already exist 
elsewhere?

-- 
Gregor Mosheh / Greg Allensworth
System Administrator, HostGIS cartographic development & hosting services
http://www.HostGIS.com/

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  only if you can restore." - AMANDA



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