Global #data for settlement generalization | Imagico.de
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When i wrote about the rendering of human settlement areas based on OpenStreetMap data i provided a small sample data set covering central Europe to demonstrate the technique. I have now streamlined the data processing involved and generated those settlement polygons for the whole planet. You can find this data for download and use in your own maps (under CC license). Generalization is done for use at zoom levels 8-10.
www.imagico.de/map/osm_builtup_en.php