graphhopper/graphhopper-maps

Add cyclosm map layer?

karussell opened this issue · 5 comments

karussell commented

Some might find it more detailed than Thunderforst: https://tools.geofabrik.de/mc/#14/47.2622/11.4024&num=2&mt0=cyclosm&mt1=thunderforest-cycle
E.g. house numbers are included.

apophenic-treehugger commented

To elaborate a bit:

At low zoom levels, cyclosm shows:

  • cycle paths
  • train stations
  • altitude lines
  • clearer colours

At high zoom levels cyclosm shows:

  • oneway-restrictions on cycle tracks
  • access restrictions on carriageways (colour-coded)
  • traffic lights
  • housenumbers
  • capacity of bicycle parking
  • rest places like benches (z>=19, not accessible in map compare) and picnic tables
  • natural features like scrub, grass, trees, embankments
  • amenities like supermarkets, bakeries, cafes,
  • accomodation like hotels, hostels, camp sites (e. g. here)

For transparency: I'm the one who suggested to @karussell to include a cyclosm layer. I'm not affiliated with cyclosm (which is free anyways). I'm just a volunteer openstreetmap contributor and a passionate cyclist. I love the Graphhoper routing web interface as it is a simple, useful and fun tool that makes great use of the free-time mapping work of myself and many, many others. I'm already promoting it to friends. Adding a cyclosm layer would -- in my opinion -- make it even more appealing.

easbar commented

There seems little reason not to add it? I also think it looks very nice.

karussell commented

I was a bit worried for having a too big layer list. Especially on mobile it is already too big for certain screens.

Maybe we remove "TF Cycle" or some other layer first? We could e.g. remove "TF Atlas" without a problem as I don't think it currently adds value compared to the other layers. Or also "Maptiler" as we still have Mapilion as vector layer. (Maptiler Satellite is nice as it comes with labels compared to Esri but the Esri layer has often a better resolution)

apophenic-treehugger commented

From my perspective, the Openstreetmap.de layer doesn't appear to offer much added value as it differs from the standard openstreetmap (carto) layer only by the colouring scheme of main roads and motorways, as far as I can tell.

karussell commented

Ok, let's do it :)

  • removed maptiler as we have a good vector tile alternative "mapilion" (and then there is this bug)
  • removed commented out sorbian layer as it was extremely slow anyway
  • added cyclosm layer
  • removed "low-contrast" "TF Atlas" layer as we have good raster alternatives (omniscale&lyrk&kurviger)
  • removed "high contrast" OSM.de as we have OSM.org
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