On 4/3/08, Andrew Turner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 3:18 PM, Landon Blake <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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 > > > aka - "slippy map" and there are over a dozen library/API's for doing > this. My personal suggestion would be to look at Mapstraction or > OpenLayers. > > > > > [3] Pure CSS > > > > Fast, assuming you probably read the article on 'A List Apart' or > similar. Good option if you want speed, better terms of service, and > accessibility. However, I think you'll kill yourself doing vectors and > photo overlays. > > There is also Flash/Flex (ModestMaps, and MapQuest's new API). > > As you then grow past the basics, you'll need to consider TOS, user, > data types (small amounts of geometry, overlays, or large datasets), > area of coverage, etc. > > > > > > > > > > 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. > > > May I suggest this great, free article on getting started creating a simple > map: > http://24ways.org/2007/get-to-grips-with-slippy-maps
This article is really great, and really free. Thanks for putting this up Andrew. Mapstraction is going to be a key player in my next project. I am looking forward to using it. > > > > > > > > > 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? 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.) > > > > > Really, just create a few quick maps in Javascript to get a baseline. > > > > > > 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. > > > > > There are a lot of decent ones, but really you can learn most of it > from tutorials on websites. See my sig for my obvious suggestion. > > > > > > Landon > > > > > > > > P.S. – What the heck is open street map using? > > > > > OpenLayers library > > > > > > > > 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. > > > PS - please remove this warning from Geowanking - as your sending the > email assumedly precludes this. k thx bye. > > > -- > Andrew Turner > mobile: 248.982.3609 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] 42.2774N x 83.7611W > http://highearthorbit.com Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA > > http://mapufacture.com Helping build the Geospatial Web > Introduction to Neogeography - http://oreilly.com/catalog/neogeography > > _______________________________________________ > 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
