Mapping

SVG has many advantages for mapping, and many individuals and companies have used SVG for maps.

We plan to form a dedicated task force within the SVG WG to look at how SVG can be extended to improve its suitability and utility for mapping applications.

People

Among the people who have expressed interest in this are:

• Andreas Neumann (potential TF chair, Invited Expert)
• Satoru Takagi (KDDI)
• LI Yan (South China Normal University, Associate Dean of School of Computer)
• Alex Danilo (Abbra, Invited Expert)
• Michal Migurski (Stamen Design)

Groups

• Geolocation WG: Geolocation API, DeviceOrientation Event
• Points of Interest (POI) WG

Projects

• carto:net
• SVG Map Lab: Tiling and Layering Module
• OpenStreetMap
• PolyMaps

Issues

• shared edges
• stroke styling
• improved markers
• points
• add issues here