Hi Ian > When you consider the cost of a web-based mapping solution, the > software isn't where the true cost lies. Where you're going to spend > all of your money is licensing a suitable commercial dataset for use > in a public Internet solution.
I completely agree, in most projects we are involved, if intranet or internet, the basic mapping software costs come down to 10-20% of the total projects cost (rest is data, application development and all kind of related services). However with MapServer there are many other advantages, i.e.: - if you need more CPUs / Servers you don't have additional costs - if you use it as an ASP (Application Service Provider) again no more costs - if you want additional functionality you get it and get it fast (i.e. we wanted MapInfo TAB support in MapServer and we got it - obviously we paid for it ... now everybody can have it for free, which is again an advantage) - bugfixes come over night and not over "next release in a year or so" - there is a dramatically growing set of add-ons coming along (see http://www.maptools.org/) best regards flavio ---------------------------------------------------------------- ++++++++++ Web Mapping on www.mapserver.ch +++++++++++ ---------------------------------------------------------------- ############ Mit freundlichen Gruessen / Kind Regards ############ mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ############ TYDAC AG - http://www.tydac.ch #### #### Geographic Information Solutions #### #### Luternauweg 12 -- CH-3006 Bern ############ Tel +41 (0)31 368 0180 - Fax +41 (0)31 368 1860 ---------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 7949
