Abstract
- Explain what OpenStreetMap is and how to use data produced by OSM
- Explain basics of map rendering — layers, basic map projections, data organization, data type, etc
- Import OpenStreetMap data using Python
- Prepare data for GIS usage
- Create basic Mapnik style with Python
- Render map with Mapnik
- Explain why most web map services organize raster data in tiles
- Short reference to WMS and why is it not widely used in most popular web map providers (Google, Bing, Mapquest)
- Render tiled map
- Create basic web service with simple tile access scheme
- Create staticmaps service based on tiles service
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