[mkgmap-dev] A few thoughts on non-rectangular tiles

Mon Dec 29 14:37:51 GMT 2014

Hi Henning,

> 
> I would suggest that a common osm-file format would be the easiest way
> for most of the users (who generating maps out of osm-data and are
> used to josm).
> 
> The next question is: Should there only be a non-rectangular border of
> the hole map or for each tile?
> 
> Eg. If I want to have a map of Germany with the shape of Germany and
> also tiles shaping the federal states (Bundesländer), it would be
> necessary to tell splitter or mkgmap in the end what is outside border
> and which borders are inside the map. Or am I wrong?

I think that depends on how well the routing works at the borders.
You may start building the tiles for the Bundesländer and combine them to
Germany, if that works well.

Gerd 

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