tilestache-compose(1)
NAME
tilestache-compose - set a map coverage area
SYNOPSIS
tilestache-compose [options] file...
DESCRIPTION
This manual page documents briefly the tilestache-compose command.
There are three ways to set a map coverage area.
1) Center, zoom, and dimensions: create a map of the specified size,
centered on a given geographical point at a given zoom level:
tilestache-compose.py -c config.json -l layer-name -d 800 800 -n
37.8 -122.3 -z 11 out.jpg
2) Extent and dimensions: create a map of the specified size that
adequately covers the given geographical extent:
tilestache-compose.py -c config.json -l layer-name -d 800 800 -e
36.9 -123.5 38.9 -121.2 out.png
3) Extent and zoom: create a map at the given zoom level that covers
the precise geographical extent, at whatever pixel size is necessary:
tilestache-compose.py -c config.json -l layer-name -e 36.9 -123.5
38.9 -121.2 -z 9 out.jpg
OPTIONS
-c, --config file
Path to configuration file.
-l, --layer layer
Layer name from configuration.
-n, --center lat lon
Geographic center of map.
-e, --extent lat lon lat lon
Geographic extent of map.
-z, --zoom level
Zoom level.
-d, --dimensions width height
Pixel width, height of output image.
-v, --verbose
Make a bunch of noise.
-i, --include-paths paths
Add the following colon-separated list of paths to Python's
include path (aka sys.path)
-x, --ignore-cached
Re-render every tile, whether it is in the cache already or not.
-h, --help
Show summary of options.
AUTHOR
TileStache was written by Michal Migurski <mike@stamen.com>.
Nov 10, 2010 TILESTACHE-COMPOSE(1)
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