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The Bassman
The Bassman

Reputation: 2361

Convert osm data to png using Mapnik

As stated in the title, is it possible for Mapnik to output png tiles from osm data let's say from http://download.geofabrik.de/ without the need of creating a stylesheet.xml?

Edit: Not just one png file but a while bunch of png files per tile and per zoom for each tile that make up the whole tile itself.

Upvotes: 3

Views: 6141

Answers (1)

scai
scai

Reputation: 21509

(Regarding your comment) That's not how it works. OpenLayers, Leaflet and similar libraries need a tile server for fetching these tiles. They can't read directly from a database. The tile server instead needs a local database for creating (rendering) these tiles.

Thus your client will either have to run a tile server itself, or you will have to run a tile server for your client (see serving tiles on switch2osm), or your client will have to access a public tile server (see using tiles on switch2osm). The third solution requires to conform to the usage policy / terms of services of the tile server you have chosen. Note that there are also paid-for tile servers available.

Also note that there are alternative approaches for rendering smaller areas without the need of a full tile server installation, for example by using Maperitive or TileMill.

Upvotes: 2

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