Thank you.... sounds like Geoserver might be first on my list to try....:-)
On 17 August 2011 17:58, muhammad imran <[email protected]> wrote: > James, Geoserver is good option for the beginner (windows user), but > presently it is less powerful as compared to the UMN mapserver. Geosever > could also generate the output in the Openlayers format (some basic > functionality). But, if you need some extra interactivity (client side > functionality) with the maps, you have to enrich the generated output with > extra coding ... > > Imran > > --- On Wed, 8/17/11, James David Smith <[email protected]> wrote: > >> From: James David Smith <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: [postgis-users] PostGIS to Web Map? >> To: "PostGIS Users Discussion" <[email protected]> >> Date: Wednesday, August 17, 2011, 10:09 PM >> Afternoon, >> >> Thanks for all of your help on this area. For information I >> already do >> use QGIS, but wanted to experiment with ways to display >> the >> information from my database on a webpage/webmap. So that >> a) I can >> change what is displayed on the map using different queries >> and b) as >> data changes in my database, the data being shown on the >> map should >> change. >> >> Given what you have all said, it seems like I should try >> one of QGIS >> Server, Geoserver or OpenGeo. Which one would be the >> simplest do you >> think? >> >> Also, could someone clarify the flow for me? It is >> PostGIS > (one of >> above) > Webpage? Where does OpenLayers come in, >> or doesn't it!? >> >> THanks again everyone. James. >> >> >> >> On 17 August 2011 16:40, Andreas Neumann <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > To explore the data I would recommend QGIS (Quantum >> GIS). >> > >> > To publish the data you can either use: >> > * QGIS server >> > * Geoserver >> > * UMN Mapserver >> > >> > QGIS server has the advantage that publishing an >> existing QGIS desktop >> > project is fast and easy. However, it only publishes >> WMS (not WFS). >> > Geoserver has the advantage that it is not only a WMS >> server, but also WFS >> > and data export/import. UMN is probably the fastest of >> all three, if speed >> > is an issue, but more complex to configure. >> > >> > Andreas >> > >> > On Wed, 17 Aug 2011 08:36:48 -0700 (PDT), muhammad >> imran wrote: >> >> >> >> Agreed with Bruce, Geoeserver or Openlayers are >> not merely to explore >> >> the data stored in PostGIS. Rather, it is about >> exploring a theme that >> >> is interested for a certain audience. Therefore, a >> logical flow is, >> >> conceptualize a theme, conceptualize users, >> accordingly design >> >> database and construct conceptual schema, >> transform your data >> >> following the conceptual schema (could be only one >> table), construct >> >> geoserver layers, and finally enrich the >> visualization and >> >> interactivity through GPOS (Openlayers, google >> maps, ....). Shortly, >> >> monstrous is still in the data. >> >> >> >> Imran >> >> >> >> --- On Wed, 8/17/11, [email protected] >> <[email protected]> >> >> wrote: >> >> >> >>> From: [email protected] >> <[email protected]> >> >>> Subject: Re: [postgis-users] PostGIS to Web >> Map? >> >>> To: "PostGIS Users Discussion" <[email protected]> >> >>> Date: Wednesday, August 17, 2011, 8:18 PM >> >>> James - My guess is that the >> >>> straightforward answer is to use Geoserver or >> similar. >> >>> Writing the software to extract data from >> PostGIS and turn >> >>> it into a web service seems like unnecessary >> pain. >> >>> >> >>> I have come at this from the opposite point of >> view. I >> >>> wanted to learn more about how WMS, WFS, WCS >> worked and how >> >>> different http request formats could be tested >> so installed >> >>> Geoserver. But I then needed sample data in >> the background >> >>> on which Geoserver could operate so downloaded >> PostGIS. >> >>> Getting that up and running is turning out to >> be a bigger >> >>> challenge than installing Geoserver. >> >>> >> >>> Bruce Callander >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> On 16 Aug 2011, at 19:11, James David Smith >> wrote: >> >>> >> >>> > Dear all, >> >>> > >> >>> > Bit of a geneal question this rather than >> something >> >>> specific, but I've >> >>> > been following a few of the other queries >> on here >> >>> talking about Open >> >>> > Layers, Geoserver and Google Maps, and >> it's reminded >> >>> me that I really >> >>> > want to try and learn how to >> connect/convert my local >> >>> PostGIS database >> >>> > into something that renders on a webpage. >> I realise >> >>> that this is a big >> >>> > question, but wondered if anyone could >> give me a basic >> >>> few steps as >> >>> > way of pointers - and then perhaps some >> links to more >> >>> detail where I >> >>> > can go and learn how to do each step >> myself? I'm very >> >>> happy to learn - >> >>> > just not sure where to start! >> >>> > >> >>> > To be clear, at the moment I have a local >> database on >> >>> my machine. I >> >>> > guess really I need to move this database >> to an online >> >>> environment and >> >>> > host it somewhere? Then I need to build >> some webpages >> >>> with a map, that >> >>> > interact with the database? There's no >> specific >> >>> project here, just >> >>> > something I want to learn in my spare >> time as it'll be >> >>> useful for the >> >>> > future. >> >>> > >> >>> > As you can see my knowledge of how to put >> all this >> >>> together is a bit >> >>> > vague to say the least. If it helps I >> have basic >> >>> experience of Java + >> >>> > Javescript including the Google Maps API, >> am decent at >> >>> HTML and CSS, >> >>> > and am becoming familiar with PostgreSQL >> and PostGIS - >> >>> I just don't >> >>> > know how to join them all up at the >> moment - or where >> >>> the gaps in my >> >>> > knowledge are. >> >>> > >> >>> > Best wishes >> >>> > >> >>> > James >> >>> > >> _______________________________________________ >> >>> > postgis-users mailing list >> >>> > [email protected] >> >>> > http://postgis.refractions.net/mailman/listinfo/postgis-users >> >>> >> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> >>> postgis-users mailing list >> >>> [email protected] >> >>> http://postgis.refractions.net/mailman/listinfo/postgis-users >> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> postgis-users mailing list >> >> [email protected] >> >> http://postgis.refractions.net/mailman/listinfo/postgis-users >> > >> > -- >> > -- >> > Andreas Neumann >> > Böschacherstrasse 10A >> > 8624 Grüt (Gossau ZH) >> > Switzerland >> > _______________________________________________ >> > postgis-users mailing list >> > [email protected] >> > http://postgis.refractions.net/mailman/listinfo/postgis-users >> > >> _______________________________________________ >> postgis-users mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://postgis.refractions.net/mailman/listinfo/postgis-users >> > _______________________________________________ > postgis-users mailing list > [email protected] > http://postgis.refractions.net/mailman/listinfo/postgis-users > _______________________________________________ postgis-users mailing list [email protected] http://postgis.refractions.net/mailman/listinfo/postgis-users
