Ok, thanks, I did not know Cheers Alexandre
> Le 16-11-2013 à 22:31, [email protected] a écrit : > > Alexandre Bergel wrote: >> >>> Have you checked Shapes to load ESRI .shp files? >>> >>> http://www.smalltalkhub.com/#!/~hernan/Shapes >>> >> >> Apparently it does not load in Pharo 3.0. I am not sure how popular are .shp >> files. The map I used in my examples are SVG path description. >> > > SHaPe files a very popular with mining & oil companies => potential clients > with big wallets. ESRI are the defacto standard for GIS. There are also > probably a lot of smaller organisations limping by with data locked in old > ESRI versions because upgrading is too expensive. Might be a good > collaboration with your local GIS group. > > cheers -ben > >> Our next goal is to represent GPS coordinate and cities. We will then >> probably try to show some visually interesting data (e.g., flights, tweets). >> Having this run at the top of Roassal @ Amber will come for free. Stay tuned! >> >> Also, in december, when I will visit inria @ Lille, I would like to push >> Athens more into Roassal. >> >> >>> There are free shapefile maps in sites like this >>> >>> http://www.statsilk.com/maps/download-free-shapefile-maps >>> >> >> Impressive website. >> >> Cheers, >> Alexandre >> >> >>> El 16/11/2013 7:52, Alexandre Bergel escribió: >>> >>>> It is currently ad-hoc since we use a bitmap for the map, and locate >>>> cities with distances in pixels. >>>> >>>> We have found description in SVG and found a couple of formulas to map >>>> longitude and latitude into pixels. So we will have something vectorial >>>> very soon. >>>> >>>> If someone has some ideas, data, examples the we will be very happy to >>>> take them as challenges! >>>> >>>> Alexandre >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>> Le 15-11-2013 à 18:39, Sven Van Caekenberghe <[email protected]> a écrit : >>>>>> >>>>>> Very nice, Alex, I guess you are using shape files then ? >>>>>> >>>>>> Sven >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On 15 Nov 2013, at 20:56, Alexandre Bergel <[email protected]> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Hi! >>>>>> >>>>>> During our pair coding session on Friday, we worked on a new builder for >>>>>> Roassal. >>>>>> >>>>>> Here is short example: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> | builder | >>>>>> builder := ROFranceMapBuilder new. >>>>>> builder shape circle size: 15; color: Color red; withLabel. >>>>>> builder showCities: #('Paris' 'Lyon' 'Marseille'). >>>>>> >>>>>> builder shape circle size: 25; color: Color blue; withLabel. >>>>>> builder show: 'Nice'. >>>>>> >>>>>> builder open >>>>>> >>>>>> It should produce: >>>>>> <Screen Shot 2013-11-15 at 4.53.30 PM.png> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> There is no reference to external files. It runs out of the box. >>>>>> >>>>>> In case you got a sudden need to press a like button or do some retweet, >>>>>> here a bit of material: >>>>>> >>>>>> https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.543459092407359.1073741830.340543479365589&type=1 >>>>>> https://twitter.com/objectprofile/status/401433558684008448 >>>>>> >>>>>> On our facebook account we have many more screenshots. >>>>>> >>>>>> Cheers, >>>>>> Alexandre >>>>>> -- >>>>>> _,.;:~^~:;._,.;:~^~:;._,.;:~^~:;._,.;:~^~:;._,.;: >>>>>> Alexandre Bergel http://www.bergel.eu >>>>>> ^~:;._,.;:~^~:;._,.;:~^~:;._,.;:~^~:;._,.;:~^~:;. >>>>>> >>>> . >>>> >>>> >
