I've been setting up the toolchain for Mapnik on our new fully managed internet server at work. We're hopefully going to make quite extensive use of OpenStreetMap for at least two projects in the near future: One Planet Living in Sutton and The Laundry, our company who do office recycling in London.

So far I've managed to render some pretty large images of specific areas in London, including this rather large render of the whole city (5000x3856px, 20MB). The docs on the wiki aren't the easiest to follow, but I'm looking forward to playing with the styles, adding clickable points of interest, and providing specific maps for public transport, cycling, pedestrians etc. in Sutton.

I've also been out and about mapping bits of London, including getting Rachel really enthusiastic about mapping the area where she lives. I've taken advantage of the unseasonably sunny weather to map Burgess Park (I love doing parks in lots of detail), part of Clapham with Rachel, and more cycle routes & cycle parking whenever I'm on the move. I'm particularly glad to have sought out some public cycle parking around the Houses of Parliament, mostly you're greeted with warnings about cycles being nicked by the police but for the record the best place is down Millbank next time you're popping into the Commons!