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

[Stéphane Henriod]

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> 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
> <javascript:;>
> > <mailto:cavallini at faunalia.it <javascript:;>>> 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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