OpenStreetMap

Using and Enhancing the Free Map of the World

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OpenStreetMap

Using and Enhancing the Free Map of the World

by Frederik Ramm,
Jochen Topf,
Steve Chilton

UIT Cambridge,
1st edition, 2010
ISBN 978-1-90686-011-0
386 pp

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What others say about this book:

about the English edition:
Gary Gale: A worthy and valuable addition to your bookshelf.
Muki Haklay: We liked the Ramm et al. book ... and would recommend it to our students.
Oliver O'Brien: If you are at all interested in the OpenStreetMap project ... then I recommend this book. It's as near-perfect as any book can be ...

about 3rd German edition:
Schockwellenreiter: Es ist das einzige Buch in meiner doch recht umfangreichen Bibliothek, von dem ich alle bisher erschienenen Ausgaben besitze. Es lohnt sich.

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Examples

Here are the examples mentioned in the book so that you can download them and experiment.

Examples	German Edition			English Edition
	1. (2008)	2. (2009)	3. (2010)	1. (2010)
Web maps with GoogleMaps API and OpenLayers	10.4 / 10.5	14.4 / 14.5	14.4 / 14.5	14.4 / 14.5
Osmarender	Kap. 12.6, S. 141	Kap. 16.6, S. 184	Kap. 16.6, S. 208	Ch. 16.6, p. 195
Deutscher Stil für Mapnik	Kap. 13.6, S. 155	-	-	-
Osmosis polygon files	Kap. 18.1, S. 193	Kap. 24.6, S. 256	Kap. 24.5, S. 287	Ch. 24.5, p. 277
Mapnik waterways example	-	-	-	Ch. 17, pp. 210-213