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> I've been looking for a good source, but not for something that requires serious commitment. What are you looking to do in particular? You can easily host a

by zhdc1 5y ago

> I've been looking for a good source, but not for something that requires serious commitment. What are you looking to do in particular? You can easily host a simple JS script that serves raster tiles. Take a look at http://maps.stamen.com http://maps.stamen.com. The OSM wiki also has a lot of good advice https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tiles https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tiles. > The last quote raises questions for me: How much investment in software and time is that? Not much at all as long as you're just interested in hosting a script that serves a community tile set. You can make it more interactive by using Leaflet.js. Also look at https://github.com/visgl/deck.gl https://github.com/visgl/deck.gl. It gets a lot more complicated once you start creating your own tile sets, making interactive applications, or just in general working with large amounts of spatial data. Source: I work in academia and use a fair amount of ESA satellite data for social research.

wolverine876 5y ago
Thank you. I'm afraid I'm lazier than that. :) I just want a service or maybe some software where I can create accurate maps to spec without great investment in time or setup. National Geographic's 'Map Maker' seemed promising, but the available data layers are very limited. I also found Nystrom World but didn't have time to examine it further; I suspect it's K-12 and maybe not the level of sophistication I want? https://mapmaker.nationalgeographic.org/ https://mapmaker.nationalgeographic.org/ https://go.socialstudies.com/nystrom-world https://go.socialstudies.com/nystrom-world It's for my own purposes. For example, I'm studying on my own a topic relating to Greece, and (among others) wanted a map of labeled natural features to a certain level of detail (mountains, rivers, plains, bodies of water, islands, etc.), preferably with names from a specific time period, in both Greek and English. I spent a lot of time looking around and found nothing reliable or anything like the desired info, though I have to think others would want it. I wish I could quickly find quality maps, and modify them to my needs (e.g., add the older names as I learn them). Maybe what you are telling me is that such a thing only exists if I host it myself.

by zhdc1 5y ago

wolverine876 5y ago

Thank you. I'm afraid I'm lazier than that. :) I just want a service or maybe some software where I can create accurate maps to spec without great investment in time or setup. National Geographic's 'Map Maker' seemed promising, but the available data layers are very limited. I also found Nystrom World but didn't have time to examine it further; I suspect it's K-12 and maybe not the level of sophistication I want? https://mapmaker.nationalgeographic.org/ https://mapmaker.nationalgeographic.org/ https://go.socialstudies.com/nystrom-world https://go.socialstudies.com/nystrom-world It's for my own purposes. For example, I'm studying on my own a topic relating to Greece, and (among others) wanted a map of labeled natural features to a certain level of detail (mountains, rivers, plains, bodies of water, islands, etc.), preferably with names from a specific time period, in both Greek and English. I spent a lot of time looking around and found nothing reliable or anything like the desired info, though I have to think others would want it. I wish I could quickly find quality maps, and modify them to my needs (e.g., add the older names as I learn them). Maybe what you are telling me is that such a thing only exists if I host it myself.