In addition, rather than using WFS, you could hit the database directly using something like a PHP script.
On Mon, May 30, 2011 at 2:33 PM, Dave <[email protected]> wrote: > On 30/05/2011 18:51, Ahmad Aburizaiza wrote: > > Perhaps you need to look at something like mapserver or geoserver > > Both of these application are used as part of a web server either tomcat or > apache. The will connect to postgis and provide access to your table as > wms/wfs server. > > You can use something like openlayers to provide any pretty front end/ > drawing of shapes etc. > D. > > Hello all, > > I am fairly new to PostGIS and I have to work on a project for my PhD. I > hope you can help me. I want to build a web map where the user can select a > building or more than one from a layer on top of Google Maps API and the > code should create an automatic convex hull from the set of points generated > from the selected polygon(s). I am not sure on what to use but I have > general ideas and I do not know which is the best : > > - Do I use Google Maps API and PostGIS without needing a WMS or WFS? > - Do I have to use with Google Maps API a WMS or a WFS? > > And if someone has beneficial samples I can use to build the website, I > would really appreciate it. > > Thank you in advance. > > * > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Ahmad Aburizaiza > PhD student at **George Mason University** > Geography and Geoinformation Science Department > Fairfax, VA, USA > Tel : +1-703-981-0354* > > > _______________________________________________ > postgis-users mailing > [email protected]http://postgis.refractions.net/mailman/listinfo/postgis-users > > > > _______________________________________________ > postgis-users mailing list > [email protected] > http://postgis.refractions.net/mailman/listinfo/postgis-users > >
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