One solution could be to use MI ProViewer. Just create a workspace that has
the data layers setup in it as you wish and use the Hotlink tool to link
your external reference books and maps to points on a map. Store all data in
one directory and then burn that directory and the Proviewer self-extracting
zip file to your CD...
Users can then install Proviewer on their machine, launch your workspace,
zoom and pan around your map with labels and different info becoming visible
at different scales and then select the hotlink tool and click on points on
the map to invoke other programs such as adobe acrobat to view guidebooks
etc...
This should be workable but to make it portable you must make sure that all
your tables feature in the same folder or a subdirectory of the one in which
your workspace is stored. Obviously all your pdfs must also be stored on the
CD and be referenced by one of the tables that is hotlink enabled.
Hope that helps!
Good luck, Dave
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: 16 July 2001 07:19
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: MI-L interactive geology guidebook set up
I would like some general advise from the group on the best/easy/efficient
way to set up the following on a CD (if possible)
I am working with our local geological society and between a few of us, we
have more than 120 geologic guidebooks of our area (going back to the early
1950's). Some of the guidebooks are quite scarce (only 1 or 2 copies known
to exist) and we are in the process of creating PDF files of all of them
(including the maps). We would like to set up an interactive mapping
program
where someone would see a map of our area (zoom in as necessary) and then be
able to click on an outlined area or specific symbol that would bring up
either (a) basic info about the guidebook(s) for that area, or (b) bring up
the digital version of the guide book itself.
The other want is to create a fully interactive geologic guidebook (and
convert some of the older guidebooks to interactive).
this can be done on the web, but can it be done on a stand alone CD? What
types of programs/codes would be required, and what major types of problems
will we run into?
s. figuers
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