# originalankur/maptoposter

Transform your favorite cities into beautiful, minimalist designs. MapToPoster lets you create and export visually striking map posters with code.

Repository: https://github.com/originalankur/maptoposter
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/maptoposter
Language: Python
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: design, maps, matplotlib-pyplot, openstreetmap, osmnx, poster, python, visualdesign
Last push: 2026-08-06T07:57:04+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 59/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 96, release rhythm 35, longevity 16
- inputs: {"age_days": 237, "days_push": 27, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 14028, forks 1249 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:05.327620+00:00)

## What it is
A Python CLI tool that generates minimalist, visually striking map posters for any city using OpenStreetMap data via osmnx and matplotlib. It supports multiple color themes and exports posters as images.

## Use cases
- generate a minimalist map poster of a city
- create printable city map wall art from code
- export stylized street map images for any location
- make themed map posters like blueprint or cyberpunk styles
- customize map poster colors and coordinates
- turn OpenStreetMap data into decorative posters

## When to choose
- you want programmatically generated, customizable map posters
- you prefer a free, code-based alternative to paid map poster services
- you want to script or batch-generate posters for many cities

## When to avoid
- you need an interactive GUI map designer
- you need highly detailed cartographic maps rather than minimalist art
- you cannot rely on network access to OpenStreetMap for geocoding

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: image-processing, data-visualization, cli
- domain: graphics, web-design, developer-tools
- platform: python, cli, cross-platform
- tags: map-posters, osmnx, openstreetmap, matplotlib, minimalist-design, wall-art, geocoding, maps

## Member repositories
- originalankur/maptoposter (main) score 59

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:05.327620+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:12:52.194689+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/originalankur/maptoposter (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:05.327620+00:00, sha 7b17e994407b)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.