17 comments

  • Helmut10001 1 hour ago
    San Francisco looks nice, but there seems to be a problem with the projection in some of the sample images. It looks as if it isn't UTM but a global sphere projection, which isn't suitable for local renders. It's suspicious that the word 'projection' isn't mentioned in the Readme.
    • jasongill 36 minutes ago
      This is an artistic project to make a fun and artsy poster, so it's not at all "suspicious" that the map projection is not critical to the artwork.

      It also appears to be open source, so perhaps you can open a pull request with your improvements based on your cartographical experience.

      • Helmut10001 27 minutes ago
        You are absolutely correct. Suspicious was the wrong word and I did not mean to criticize the author or the work.
  • nycerrrrrrrrrr 52 minutes ago
    Does anyone have recommendations for how to actually print a poster from images like these?
    • xnx 2 minutes ago
      In the US, I've had good results with Staples
    • hirako2000 50 minutes ago
      A good print on demand that delivers ?
  • mft_ 4 hours ago
    I believe (from a quick code check on my phone) it should be possible to output the images to SVG with a little tweak, thanks to your use of matplotlib?

    Is there a reason you’ve defaulted to PNG that I’m missing?

    • originalankur 4 hours ago
      Valid Point @mft_ plt.savefig(output_file, format='svg', facecolor=THEME['bg']) should do it. I will add a --format parameter and make the change.
  • hyperific 3 hours ago
    Also check out prettymapp

    https://prettymapp.streamlit.app/

  • 7777777phil 25 minutes ago
    Very cool, thanks for sharing!!
  • tomashubelbauer 3 hours ago
    Three random themes for anyone who's Czech or likes Prague and doesn't want to set up the script locally: https://imgur.com/a/Ovg8mDW
    • xixixao 2 hours ago
      What’s up with the Zizkovska tower highlight?
    • originalankur 3 hours ago
      Looks beautiful. The gold+dark color does justice.
  • m-hodges 1 hour ago
    Etsy sellers devastated
  • tianqi 4 hours ago
    That's splendid. I've long wanted to make a jigsaw puzzle out of Sydney's road map, so I can familiarise myself with the layout of roads while having fun. That way I can reduce my reliance on nav app and become one of those old-school drivers.
    • bobnamob 4 hours ago
      There's a reason Where 2 -> Google Maps happened in Sydney. The sheer number of one-way roads combined with the imposition of the harbour and the messy tunnel system make internalising Sydney navigation a life-long endeavour
  • Kwpolska 2 hours ago
    Pretty cool! It would be great if there was a way to set coordinates manually, since Nominatim can sometimes produce mediocre results. Also, would be nice to have a way to render the same map in all themes, not just one.
  • simonebrunozzi 4 hours ago
    The map of Venice seems to be the only one whose image is "squeezed" horizontally. Wondering why.
  • stephenlf 2 hours ago
    This repo is fantastic. The README should be the gold standard for OSS. Not to mention how stunning the outputs are. Thanks for sharing.
  • emaro 4 hours ago
    I tried it in a python3 venv, but the download data step is stuck at 0% unfortunately.
    • NoboruWataya 23 minutes ago
      The bar only updates once that entire step is complete (ie, if step 1 of 3 is downloading roads, it won't tell you what % of roads have been downloaded, but rather it will remain at 0% until all roads are downloaded at which point it will jump to 33%).
    • originalankur 4 hours ago
      It will work, give it time. Also default distance is 29000. Give distance of 10000 to see faster results. It certainly is working as many users have generated maps.
      • originalankur 4 hours ago
        Also note that as per their terms and conditions I need to give a user agent, so multiple users will be sharing same user agent right now.
  • arnavpraneet 1 hour ago
    what are the blue dots? (not water bodies i think?)
  • doophus 5 hours ago
    Why are big chunks of Sam Francisco missing (eg around the bridge) missing from the example?
    • Sajarin 4 hours ago
      Those smooth chunks are all (mostly) public park land. Known as Presidio and part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area.
    • originalankur 4 hours ago
      python create_map_poster.py -c "San Francisco" -C "USA" -t sunset -d 10000

      -d should be approx. 10k to 14k given the size of the city. You can give it a shot.

  • cinntaile 4 hours ago
    It says there are examples but I can't see them?
  • giuliomagnifico 5 hours ago
    Nice! Thanks