> Depends what you call 'knows geography'. The maps at > http://www.adventuredirectory.com work on this basis and are calibrated
can't buffer. can't route. can't do proximity searches. can't identity/union/intersect. doesn't know topology. yada yada yada. > so it knows lat & long. The final presentation of nice raster maps is knowing a latitude & longitude isn't what i had in mind. you can do that quite easily with js & knowledge of the mapextents & image size. you could also probably do simple measurements as well. but if i wanted the nearest microbrew pubs with directions to my bank's ATM stops along the way...internet GIS is NOT about a pretty picture, its about geographic intelligence. > infinitely superior to most vector map systems I have seen which already my point. arcIMS & mapserver best work delivering images from vector data but having the ability to supply vector data is often cool--i'm got a desktop product called arcCatalog (part of esri's arcGIS) open now & its connected to 1/2 dozen arcIMS servers spread around the world along with metadata too. now these guys know webservices. ______________________________________________________________________ Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
