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CartoCSS project focused on the Humanitarian Data Model
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Show ferry routes [Closes #251] #254

Closed mapmeld closed 9 years ago

mapmeld commented 9 years ago

Style based on how ferry routes are implemented in standard Mapnik: https://github.com/openstreetmap/mapnik-stylesheets/blob/master/inc/layer-ferry-routes.xml.inc

Screenshot from my environment (I don't have DEM data so it's a little off)

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yohanboniface commented 9 years ago

Thanks a lot @mapmeld for this! :)

I'm not sure though myself that ferry routes are in the scope of the "Humanitarian and development" focused rendering, but I'm not even sure it's not ;) @skorasaurus @jaakkoh @severinmenard thoughts?

mapmeld commented 9 years ago

I noticed they were missing because I was recently mapping / hiking near Lascahobas, Haiti. We took a small ferry across the river to a very isolated village (zoom out from this area on OSM: http://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=16/18.8502/-71.9415 ). There are likely other, longer routes which are not yet on OSM, but people were relying on the ferry to travel to Lascahobas and do business there.

Also there are a few countries in the world made entirely of small islands; ferries are important to show there.

yohanboniface commented 9 years ago

Those sounds like good arguments :)

jaakkoh commented 9 years ago

I agree that ferries / other alike are an important mode of transportation in many low-income countries and with that IMO certainly within the scope of economic development agenda. As/when they are an integral part of the transport system they fall into the need to sufficient base mapping that feed into disaster preparedness too. So, great if these could be integrated. Thanks again and in advance!

skorasaurus commented 9 years ago

@mapmeld Good work :) I agree that they deserve to be included.

yohanboniface commented 9 years ago

Thanks :)