Couple of OpenStreetMap and Openlayers links for you on deploying slippy maps.
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/Category:Slippy_map http://openlayers.org/doc/ OpenStreetMap uses Openlayers for its default slippy map interface and you will find plenty of OpenStreetMap users with their own versions of the same, with or without personalised rendering of the OSM data. For instance check out the cyclemap at http://www.gravitystorm.co.uk/osm/. best of luck. Cheers Andy Robinson >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:geowanking- >[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Landon Blake >Sent: 03 April 2008 8:19 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: [Geowanking] Getting started with a simple web map... > >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? 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? > > > > > > > > > >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
