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Creating a ground map (Schwarzplan)

Posted by 13 digits on 31 October 2017 in English.

Maybe I think creating a new map style is quite easy for someone who is experienced with coding new styles. To be honest I really do not know the amount of work nor if you need server to render a new map style. Since quite a time I am looking for a map style that shows only buildings which are ilustrated in black. Not more, not less. No streets, no water bodies, no green areas. In architecture its called ground map (in german: Schwarzplan) and should give you a better visualisation of the structure of a town. Due to these structures it gives you also a reference of the historical development of a city. The often refered website (www.der-geograph.de) is a good posibility to render areas with the above mentioned style. My question to the OSM-Community is if it is not possible to create a map style which makes it obsolete to render areas tile by tile which takes ages like on that website.

How do I delete roads from others?

Posted by 13 digits on 30 April 2008 in English.

I am in Dubai actually and due to the fast paced road construction everywhere the roads are changing very quick.
I found a former road in the map, drawn by somebody else which now does not exist anymore - another road has already constructed in this area.
In another area, a flyover the roads changed. How do I delete the green straight lanes crossing the blue road?
Please give me a clue. I started to join OSM recently and appreciate some help.

Location: Al Barsha, Al Barsha 3, Dubai, United Arab Emirates