Geoserver - http://geoserver.org/display/GEOS/WelcomeOpenLayers - http://openlayers.org/
Both are nice, active, well supported opensource projects. Geoserver has commercial support as well, if you want it. OpenLayers is basically just a javascript API, without data. It'll need data sources. It can use the major commercial ones (eg: Google, Live, etc) but then remains restricted by the ToS of the data sources. Geoserver is a way of publishing your own data and will need to be installed on a server (ie: not just run in a webpage, like google maps api, or OpenLayers). Normally I'd say that publishing your own imagery wouldn't be fast enough, but if you're looking at intranet applications... I have no idea. In any case, there is also a lot of data out there. Up here in MA the state GIS office runs a hell of a nice web services department, including a rather fancy Geoserver installation, so a huge amount of data is readily available. A quick glance at FGDL's website <http://www.fgdl.org/> doesn't show anything about WMS, but they may be able to offer some advice or assistance if you have to go that route. Hope that helps, josh On Wed, Sep 10, 2008 at 2:05 PM, Mapping Newbie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Thanks for the thoughts! > > > 1) There are those who argue (among them some of the more regular names > on > > this list), that you can have a map where some of the data is only > visible > > if you are logged in. > > I would hope that the public vs. private maps would be permissably > different.. In my intended implementation the private ones would just > be displaying additional data to help the registered users (who are > also the content creators for the public map) manage the officers who > are identified by the markers. > > > 2) Especially if you don't need very high quality aerials, or can get by > > with road maps and usgs maps... go look at openLayers. > > Thanks for the alternative suggestion I'll definitely check that out! > > > 2.5) If you do need more complex imagery, or want to add other data > layers > > to your map, setting up a Geoserver installation might still be more > > efficient than licensing costs. > > Geoserver? I can guess what that is, but I'm unfamiliar with how I > would go about that. Any URLs or additional info you can offer on > that line? (I will of course try googling it myself) > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Maps API" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Google-Maps-API?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
