OpenStreetMap
It is winter in the northern hemisphere - so it is time to map winter sport trails.
The project OpenPisteMap defines all features you need, but it only renders alpine ski features. Therefore I started my project XC Ski Trail Map.
It visualize all ways and relations with the piste:type=nordic tag as a vector overlay with OpenLaysers.
I use Googles Terrain Map as standard backgroud, because we do not have such light map with hillshading now. But you may switch to OSM-maps (without terrain)
Website (english): http://osm.virtuelle-loipe.de/loipemap
Wiki (only german yet): osm.wiki/User:Langl%C3%A4ufer/Loipemap
In the wiki you find hint for tagging xc-ski trail - I used the features from PisteMap combined with some general tags and a bit from hikingmap.
The ways a tagged for modelling the physical way. (this is also rendered in Osmarender)
way:
piste:type=nordic
Relations are used for (marked) courses. (this is not a collection it is like a bicycle route - you may want to follow the whole track)
relation:
type=route
route=ski
piste:type=nordic
Discussion
Comment from Mungewell on 23 January 2010 at 16:45
Hi,
I've mapping out my local trails here:
There seems to be a contention between the difficulty colouration, we seem to use green for 'easy' (where you use blue) and blue for 'intermediate' (you use red).
http://www.crowsnestguide.com/allisonwonderlands/allisonmap.html
Cheers,
Simon
Comment from Mungewell on 23 January 2010 at 16:51
here...
http://osm.virtuelle-loipe.de/loipemap/?zoom=15&lat=49.66724&lon=-114.60483&layers=B000TT
Comment from Langlaeufer on 23 January 2010 at 17:29
Yes, there are different colors in use in europe, japan and america.
See osm.wiki/Proposed_features/Piste_Maps#Difficulty
Comment from Mungewell on 23 January 2010 at 17:53
So is it possible to render differently depending on locale?
Comment from ColinMarquardt on 24 January 2010 at 01:42
For hillshading of any OSM-style map, you can use the hillshading tiles of hikebikemap.de (and also the flat hikebike layer if you want).
Cheers
Colin
Comment from Langlaeufer on 24 January 2010 at 08:44
> So is it possible to render differently depending on locale?
Not yet, but I think I insert an option-box to choose.
> For hillshading of any OSM-style map, you can use the hillshading tiles of hikebikemap.de(and also the flat hikebike layer if you want)
Oh thanks. I did not notice this map before. very nice. This is the right style. I have to try out if one can differentiate between the renderd cycleways and the overlayed trails.
Are you the author of this map?