[bhargav]

If you’re a Cartographer and have made thousands of maps surely you know that some maps are for different audiences and use cases. This might just seem odd to you because you haven’t used this information in a manner laid out here, but trust me that it’s valuable!

[ecommerceguy]

This is exactly my point - however there is nothing clear about the intended use of this map.

Former Cartographer - deriding my paying attention you abandon yours.

[ericpauley]

It shows airport data from OpenStreetMap. It's posted on a site targeted at software developers. Is it that much of a stretch to conclude it's for use by people interested in machine-readable data on airports?

[ecommerceguy]

Gosh Eric, maybe something in oh say the TITLE of the webpage may give a clue as to the "intended use case". Is that a stretch to imagine?

Is Open Street Map intended for machines to digest and spit out in say a more readable manner?

Academics vs real life = such a wide distinction.

[ericpauley]

Yes, that is one intended use case. I think this site achieves a facet of that goal? Unless you somehow prefer reading raw xml instead of maps.

Thanks for the casual ad hominem. Interesting take that making practical data available for to anyone is a symptom of ivory tower delusion.

Ultimately, a person wrote a free and useful tool that can be used by anyone, and all you’ve done is deride it.

[ecommerceguy]

>>Unless you somehow prefer reading raw xml instead of maps.

Pretty sure I clearly stated this looks nothing like the charts im used to. Further real world comments above explain why this map is to put politely, lacking.

Major major difference between maps and data. Perhaps sitting in on Geog 120 or whatever it is wherever you are, would be wise. Hop in a seat of a Cessna 150 would too.