Presentation at MapnikCodeSprint 24 Sept 2010 - wishlist for mapping with mapnik

1. What I’d like to do with mapnik Steve Chilton we’d © OpenStreetMap contributors, CC-BY-SA

2. With particular thanks to: Artem, Dane, Lennard, Colin, Jon www.mapnik.org

4. Respect the layer tag implicitly © OpenStreetMap contributors, CC-BY-SA

5. Not place labels of underlying roads on bridges © OpenStreetMap contributors, CC-BY-SA

6. Iterate alternative label placements

7. Apply point-in-polygon to text placement © OpenStreetMap contributors, CC-BY-SA

8. Allow rotation of icons © Richard Fairhurst

9. Accept SVG icons © OpenStreetMap contributors, CC-BY-SA

10. Apply variable width to canals/rivers © OpenStreetMap contributors, CC-BY-SA

11. Apply vignettes inside polygons Ordnance Survey © Crown copyright 2010

12. Produce spread text labels Ordnance Survey © Crown copyright 2010

13. Different casing either side of roads Ordnance Survey © Crown copyright 2010

14. Text labels either side of a line © OpenStreetMap contributors, CC-BY-SA

15. Nudge an icon a bit © OpenStreetMap contributors, CC-BY-SA

16. Mountain range names following a hint line © 2010 MapQuest

17. Collapse small areas into larger one © OpenStreetMap contributors, CC-BY-SA

18. More control over text rotation © OpenStreetMap contributors, CC-BY-SA

19. Combine point and line data in single style © OpenStreetMap contributors, CC-BY-SA

20. Coupling between icon and text. Text “knows” icon size © OpenStreetMap contributors, CC-BY-SA

21. Separate two lines by minimum distance © OpenStreetMap contributors, CC-BY-SA

22. Add more Natural Earth data at low zooms © 2010. Natural Earth. All rights reserved

23. Steve Chilton Email: [email_address] Twitter: steev8 What I’d like to do with mapnik I’m going © 2010. Natural Earth. All rights reserved