From d2b9d6d2fdc91c9b11d99960b226aa0d86131cef Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: jochen <jochen@b9d5c4c9-76e1-0310-9c85-f3177eceb1e4>
Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2007 09:44:54 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Added comparison between zoom levels and the scale
 denominator numbers needed for the Mapnik Map file.

git-svn-id: http://svn.openstreetmap.org/applications/rendering/mapnik@6130 b9d5c4c9-76e1-0310-9c85-f3177eceb1e4
---
 README            |  4 ++++
 zoom-to-scale.txt | 26 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 30 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 zoom-to-scale.txt

diff --git a/README b/README
index 4b62691..b7dd68d 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -100,6 +100,10 @@ setup_z_order.sql
 symbols
     Directory with icons and highway shield images.
 
+zoom-to-scale.txt
+    Comparison between zoom levels and the scale denominator numbers needed
+    for the Mapnik Map file.
+
 
 More Information
 ----------------
diff --git a/zoom-to-scale.txt b/zoom-to-scale.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7b2f783
--- /dev/null
+++ b/zoom-to-scale.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+
+Comparison between zoom levels and the scale denominator numbers needed for
+the Mapnik Map file.
+
+zoom level=1 scale_denom=279541132.014
+zoom level=2 scale_denom=139770566.007
+zoom level=3 scale_denom=69885283.0036
+zoom level=4 scale_denom=34942641.5018
+zoom level=5 scale_denom=17471320.7509
+zoom level=6 scale_denom=8735660.37545
+zoom level=7 scale_denom=4367830.18772
+zoom level=8 scale_denom=2183915.09386
+zoom level=9 scale_denom=1091957.54693
+zoom level=10 scale_denom=545978.773466
+zoom level=11 scale_denom=272989.386733
+zoom level=12 scale_denom=136494.693366
+zoom level=13 scale_denom=68247.3466832
+zoom level=14 scale_denom=34123.6733416
+zoom level=15 scale_denom=17061.8366708
+zoom level=16 scale_denom=8530.9183354
+zoom level=17 scale_denom=4265.4591677
+zoom level=18 scale_denom=2132.72958385
+
+scale_denominator = map_width_in_metres/ (map_width_in_pixels * 
+standardized_pixel_size/*0.28mm*/) 
+