On 4/3/08, Raj Singh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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
I believe (at least) Google's TOS don't allow using their data in another mapping framework, although they don't have any problem with using other data in their mapping framework. Tread carefully. > 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 > -- Puneet Kishor http://punkish.eidesis.org/ Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies http://www.nelson.wisc.edu/ Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo) http://www.osgeo.org/ _______________________________________________ Geowanking mailing list [email protected] http://lists.burri.to/mailman/listinfo/geowanking
