Re: Re (2): Viewing an an OpenStreetMap tile offline.
peter@easthope.ca wrote:
> Greg, Richard and all,
>
> From: Richard <rrosner5@gmail.com>
> Date: Sun, 5 May 2024 23:02:52 +0200
> > I wouldn't even bother trying to get such ancient software up and
> > running.
>
> Straightforward. Thanks.
>
> > [2]: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Software/Desktop
>
> Extensive information. Overwhelming really.
>
> Numerous features, with significance not evident to me. What is the
> difference between "display" and "renderer"?
>
> I need only a lightweight software to display a map tile on a Debian
> laptop offline.
>
> Editing, 3-D display, routing and other advanced features not
> necessary.
>
> Recommendations?
>
> Thanks, ... P.
What kind of tile are you interested in? Have you looked at
https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tiles ? Raster tiles seem to be
just .png files. https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Rendering has a
lot of information about hw to render vector tiles. There's also
https://switch2osm.org/using-tiles/
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