Hi, I am looking at Paris. The icons of Metro/RER are rectangles, instead of the official icons. When looking at specs, I find type:FR:RATP / metro. So, the correct icons should have been displayed. Why isn"t it so, and how can I change it? Thanks asked 26 Mar '17, 13:19 zevbn |
You could use the French tiles, which can be found on http://tile.openstreetmap.fr/ , they show a circle with an 'M'. If you do not like the rendering on openstreetmap.org, you could file an improvement request on https://github.com/gravitystorm/openstreetmap-carto, or even better provide a patch. answered 26 Mar '17, 19:41 escada Vincent de P... ♦ 5
One of the reasons why the symbols aren't "Metro" (or London Underground, or BART) symbols is because the same symbol is used worldwide. There are, of course, lots of different maps made with OSM data - pick the one with the metro icon you prefer!
(26 Mar '17, 20:54)
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The french style display different icons for different operators/subway types, which is very useful (for example distinguishing Metro from RER in Paris). It's not just about using french icons: it's the proper user-expected logo for each case (compare Paris against Lyon for example). It'd be great to have the same feature on the osm-carto style, but a worldwide operator->icon mapping is a huge endeavor (maybe split into a separate project to share the load ?).
(26 Mar '17, 23:56)
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There are any number of reasons why the main OSM map style (created with CartoCSS) may not show metro stations as you desire:
As others have said there are alternative renders (for instance one by MapBox does show London Underground symbols), and you can advocate changes to the CartoCSS stylesheet on github. answered 27 Mar '17, 16:57 SK53 ♦ |
Can you paste a url as an example showing what you see and if able a copy of the icon you expect to see. I am unfamiliar with type:FR:RATP / metro with regards to the Openstreetmap but from your query does it follow that I should see Queensland Metro Rail icons for the rail stations in my nearest capital city?
Thanks for your answer. https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=19/48.85521/2.34767 In the middle of the screen you can see a off-blue rectangle named "Cité". This a metro station. I expect to see an icon like in google maps (i hope it will work: https://www.google.co.il/maps/@48.8551654,2.3470585,18.5z?hl=en). Since the marker is typed as SR:RATP, OSM should use its symbols.
The blue square is rather modest in comparison.
That's not the point. The blue square bears no info! One expects to be able to find a metro/RER station in a glance, not by scrutinizing all over the map. Anyhow, is there a solution?