----- "strk" <s...@keybit.net> wrote: > On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 03:53:05PM -0500, Arnie Shore wrote: > > Folks, hello, and I wonder if anyone can share experiences doing > such > > a transition. (I've tried this question with the OpenLayers groups > > without response but it was suggested that this group might help.) > > > > Background: I've written a free, Open Source Computer-Aided > Dispatch > > application targeted to the public safety community, notably ham > radio > > groups who kick into gear during emergency/crisis conditions. It > > relies on GMaps API and imagery currently. > > > > But under emergency conditions which comprise the reasons for this > > community's existence, internet connectivity to Google may not > exist > > of course. Accordingly, I'm planning a version of the app in which > > the tile sets and API are resident at a local server. Hence my > strong > > interest in open solutions. > > > > I can't imagine I'm the only one here doing anything like that, so > > I'll appreciate hearing re experiences doing this, plus, > especially, > > thoughts on the tile sets available. Thanks, all. > > Have you considered getting data from the Open Street Map [1] database > ? > Freedom for geographical data is unfortunately behind the one for > geographical software, OSM is in my opinion the best attempt at > making > this more balanced. It won't provide photos though, only vectorial > data. > There are tools to import those data in a postgis database, for later > processing/georeferencing. There are also a few specialized renderers > which you could use to generate static tiles, if all you need is > images. > > [1] http://www.openstreetmap.org >
And if you need some imagery, Worldwind seems to have access to some, as well as some really neat tools: http://worldwind.arc.nasa.gov/java/demos/ Chris ------ Files attached to this email may be in ISO 26300 format (OASIS Open Document Format). If you have difficulty opening them, please visit http://iso26300.info for more information. _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss