OSGeo map symbol set
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Motivation
The OSGeo Cartographic Library and all software projects obviously need a free map symbol set.
Available Material
- Free map symbol sets from GFOSS.it: Simboli cartografici: trees, geology, meteorology and north arrows
- Free map icons from GRASS: various symbols
- GpsDrive and OpenStreetMap maintain a repository of c. hundreds of Point Of Interest (POI) rasterized and SVG symbol icons under a permissive OSS license. Things like "banks" and "hospitals" are very well covered.
- symbols for wildland fire are available from US Gov't: http://gis.nwcg.gov/gstop_symbol.html (public domain?)
- ...
Other Technology
(please keep focus on free as in freedom technologies)
Microsoft has a symbol server
Symbol Availability
Symbol | GFOSS.it | GRASS | OSGEO |
---|---|---|---|
Community | |||
School | NA | ||
Recreation Centre | NA | ||
Emergency Services | |||
Hospital | NA | ||
Police station | NA | ||
Fire station | NA | ||
Ambulance | NA | ||
Basic | NA | ||
Arrow | yes | NA | |
Box | yes | NA | |
Circle | yes | NA | |
Extras | NA | ||
Compass | Yes | NA | |
Airport | Yes | NA | |
Target | yes | NA | |
Dive Flag | yes | NA | |
Transportation | |||
Information Centre | NA | ||
Bus Stop | NA | ||
Picnic Area | NA |
Interested people
- Markus Neteler
- Dave Sampson
- Martin Landa: GRASS developer
- Wolf Bergenheim
- Maksim Sestic