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Retire zoom 9 vector maps in favor of zoom 11#4361

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Description of changes proposed in this pull request:

Remove zoom 9 option. Zoom 11 option was added previously. Update instructions in README for "medium" quality to use vector zoom 11 instead of 9.

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Ubuntu 24.04.4 LTS on x86

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orblivion commented Apr 15, 2026

Zoom 9 (overzoomed):

Zoom 11 (overzoomed):

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![Satellite Zoom 7](README-assets/vector-satellite/satellite-7.png)

2. Or if you want **~3.1 GB** = 1.9 GB vector (Higher detail, up to zoom 9 [users can overzoom to zoom 13], from OpenStreetMap) + 1.2 GB satellite (up to zoom 9), include:
2. Or if you want **~9.5 GB** = 8.3 GB vector (Higher detail, up to zoom 11 [users can overzoom to zoom 14], from OpenStreetMap) + 1.2 GB satellite (up to zoom 9), include:
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Can we keep the overzoom delta consistent at +4, across the board?

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2. Or if you want **~9.5 GB** = 8.3 GB vector (Higher detail, up to zoom 11 [users can overzoom to zoom 14], from OpenStreetMap) + 1.2 GB satellite (up to zoom 9), include:
2. Or if you want **~9.5 GB** = 8.3 GB vector (Higher detail, up to zoom 11 [users can overzoom to zoom 15], from OpenStreetMap) + 1.2 GB satellite (up to zoom 9), include:

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Oh right. My faulty thinking was that there is no zoom 15 data. But that's not the point.

@holta holta added this to the 8.3 milestone Apr 15, 2026
@holta holta merged commit a556cd9 into iiab:master Apr 15, 2026
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holta commented Apr 15, 2026

@orblivion if possible submit a quick patch allowing for both osm-z11 graphics to be the same size?

Helping to making that section much more presentable, with side-by-side screenshots within maps/README.md !

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