Raj, You wrote: "Do you need to display your data on top of a basic base map?"
Nope. I will be creating my own basemap using FOSS GIS software. You wrote: " Don't know how you can zoom and pan with a pure CSS solution, but if you can I'd like to know about it." You can't zoom and pan with CSS in the traditional sense. I'm thinking of an initial web page that presents an overview map at a large scale, say 1" = 5000'. I'll place hyperlinks over this overview map using div elements. I'll show a transparent mask over each tile using rollovers. When the user clicks on one of the overview map hyperlinks a "zoomed in" map will appear. Perhaps at 1" = 500'. I can then use embedded hyperlinks in the same way to access photos or supplemental text. (I'm thinking I can even present this information below the main map screen using CSS pop-ups.) Panning could be achieved with hyperlinks that load staggered tiles. I'm not sure how fast this "pure CSS" implementation will be. I think it may be workable if the tile images are small and the rest of the page is kept relatively simple. I'm very interested in seeing what I can do without a third party library or javascript. I'm also keen on the flexibility that CSS layout will allow me. The maps I want to display online will be simple and will not contain a huge amount of detail. If it is turtle slow when I try it I'll likely move to OpenLayers since I'm a FOSS guy. I'll let you know how things work out. Landon P.S - You can see a limited demo of the map/pop-up concept here: http://mikecherim.com/experiments/css_map_pop.php -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Raj Singh Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2008 3:21 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Geowanking] Getting started with a simple web map... You mentioned vector data. Do you need to display your data on top of a basic base map? If so, and your data set is small, the simplest strategy would be to: 1. use openlayers 2. add Google, yahoo, or MS as a base map 3. convert your data set to GML and add it as a GML layer This avoids the need for a "real" map server -- very ISP host friendly. Don't know how you can zoom and pan with a pure CSS solution, but if you can I'd like to know about it. --- Raj On Apr 3, 2008, at 6:10 PM, Andrew Larcombe wrote: > > On 3 Apr 2008, at 20:18, Landon Blake wrote: > >> I'm mostly a desktop GIS guy. However, I've recently gotten curious >> about what it would take to display some simple maps on the web. >> I'm not talking about anything incredibly powerful or interactive. >> I just want the ability to display vector data and maybe link to >> some photos. >> >> >> >> I've been doing some research online, and I think there are three >> (3) possible options: >> >> >> >> [1] Google Maps API >> >> [2] Yahoo Maps API >> >> [3] Pure CSS >> >> >> >> Web mapping is a great unknown to me. I can do some simple HTML/CSS >> sites, but I've never scripted on the server or client side. >> >> >> >> Do my fellow wankers have a recommendation for a simple web mapping >> solution based on the criteria above? Are there reasons to go with >> Yahoo and not Google, or with Google and not Yahoo? >> > Use OpenLayers - go with all of them. :) > >> Or should I just embed hyperlinks over an image background using >> pure CSS? (I don't want to start any wanking wars. I know each >> solution will have its own advantages and disadvantages. I'm trying >> to figure out what those are.) >> >> >> >> Thanks for any suggestions. If you've got a good book you can >> recommend with your suggested web mapping platform I would >> appreciate that was well. >> >> >> >> Landon >> >> >> >> P.S. - What the heck is open street map using? >> >> >> > OpenLayers! > > OpenLayer for teh win!!11!! > > Cheers, > > A > -- > Andrew Larcombe > Freelance Geospatial, Database & Web Programming > > web: http://www.andrewlarcombe.co.uk > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > icq: 306690163 > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Geowanking mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.burri.to/mailman/listinfo/geowanking _______________________________________________ Geowanking mailing list [email protected] http://lists.burri.to/mailman/listinfo/geowanking Warning: Information provided via electronic media is not guaranteed against defects including translation and transmission errors. If the reader is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this information in error, please notify the sender immediately. _______________________________________________ Geowanking mailing list [email protected] http://lists.burri.to/mailman/listinfo/geowanking
