From d201dab265a8a213f6a6cf94c98e3cf68ff5ba2e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: josch Date: Thu, 3 Apr 2014 10:56:26 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] add README --- README.md | 12 ++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+) create mode 100644 README.md diff --git a/README.md b/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..c307e9c --- /dev/null +++ b/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,12 @@ +Mapbender bends a map along a path. + +Example execution: + + ./mapbender.py Weser-Radweg-Hauptroute.csv 0.286 6 20 + +The openstreetmap map of the Weser area is currently hardcoded. Upon execution +it will show the path given in Weser-Radweg-Hauptroute.csv on the map in a +matplotlib plot. It will show the approximated b-spline with the given +smoothing factor (6 above) and the map section of the given width (0.286 above) +around that curve. The area will be split into sections (20 in the example) +which will individually be transformed into rectangles which are also plotted.