tylor / vancouver-mapping

Code to build some nice looking Vancouver maps.

This repository contains configuration files used to create a nice Vancouver map using Open Data and Mapnik. Here is what vancouver-light-compiled.xml looks like:

Recomended tools:

• Mapnik
• Quantum GIS (with Quantumnik plugin)
• Cascadenik
• TileLite

To compile and run:

• Compile with Cascadenik: cascadenik-compile.py vancouver-light.mml > vancouver-light-compiled.xml
• Run with TileLite: liteserv.py -b 2048 vancouver-light-compiled.xml
• Open map.html in a browser and it will connect to TileLite and show your tiles!

Data used:

• Local area boundary data: http://data.vancouver.ca/datacatalogue/localAreaBoundary.htm
• Building Footprints 1999: http://data.vancouver.ca/datacatalogue/buildingFootprint1999.htm
• Parks (polygon features): http://data.vancouver.ca/datacatalogue/parks.htm
• City streets package: http://data.vancouver.ca/datacatalogue/cityStreets.htm

Summary of files:

• 9x9_transparent.png - a 9x9 pixel PNG to create a diagonal stripe
• map.html - basic OpenLayers map page centered on Vancouver and set to load tiles from TileLite at http://localhost:8000
• vancouver-dark.qgs - Quantum GIS file with a couple layers and styles
• vancouver-dark.xml - Mapnik XML file generated by Quantumnik from within Quantum GIS
• vancouver-light.xml - Mapnik XML file generated by Quantumnik from within Quantum GIS
• vancouver-light.mml - Cascadenik layers file which sets map info, stylesheet to use, and layer precedence.
• vancouver-light.mss - Cascadenik stylesheet with some basic styles
• vancouver-light-compiled.xml - Mapnik XML file compiled from vancouver-light.mml using Cascadenik