Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] How to make a map on a CD
Hello Leith, I did not used this software yet, so I do not know if it is good, but maybe Geopublisher would match your needs? - http://en.geopublishing.org/ From the Website: The Geopublisher 1.4 http://en.geopublishing.org/Geopublisher software allows the creation and publication of multimedia atlases. It has been developed for users like scientists, consultants and institutions that want to communicate their research results to the general public. The primary aim is to deliver a software that reduces the technical obstacles in publishing geo-data to a minimum. Your final product will be a user-friendly atlas which can easily be used by people who are not familiar with GIS http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geographic_information_system. best regards, Christian Leith Bade schrieb: Hi, I am new to GIS. I would like to make a vector map that can be burned onto a CD then viewed just by running a program on it which copies the map data and a simple viewer. The dataset is very large (all of New Zealand) so the viewer needs to be effcient, and I have all the data in shapefiles. What would be the best way to do this? I see that MapWindow lets you build a custom viewer application around its map viewer, but it would only work on Windows. Another idea I have is to make some sort of portable web server that runs GeoServer or MapServer. Otherwise I could start developing my own custom map viewer that uses OpenGL/Direct3D/Direct2D or something to make the render fast with smooth scrolling etc. This would allow me to develop a data format that is faster for rendering than shapefiles. Similar commercial products are http://www.maptoaster.com/maptoaster-topo-nz/topographical.html or http://memory-map.com.au/products/maps/topo-nz-std.html Thanks, Leith Bade le...@leithalweapon.geek.nz mailto:le...@leithalweapon.geek.nz ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
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Isn't GeoPDF a proprietary and payed format? Artz De: Bruce Bannerman b.banner...@bom.gov.au Para: OSGeo Discussions discuss@lists.osgeo.org Enviadas: Quarta-feira, 30 de Junho de 2010 19:14:30 Assunto: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] How to make a map on a CD [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED] Perhaps use GeoPDF [1] as the destination format on the CD? Bruce [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GeoPDF On 1/07/10 2:53 AM, Landon Blake lbl...@ksninc.com wrote: Leith, I believe what you are proposing may not be as simple as it sounds. You might be able to create some type of “live CD” that they use to demo Linux distributions, but otherwise your map viewing software needs to be installed on the target computer. There are a few good open source desktop GIS programs that can display shapefiles. I’d promote OpenJUMP, but QGis is another program I hear really good things about. MapWindow also runs as a stand alone desktop program, not just a viewer. Landon Office Phone Number: (209) 946-0268 Cell Phone Number: (209) 992-0658 From: discuss-boun...@lists.osgeo.org [mailto:discuss-boun...@lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Leith Bade Sent: Monday, June 28, 2010 10:09 PM To: discuss@lists.osgeo.org Subject: [OSGeo-Discuss] How to make a map on a CD Hi, I am new to GIS. I would like to make a vector map that can be burned onto a CD then viewed just by running a program on it which copies the map data and a simple viewer. The dataset is very large (all of New Zealand) so the viewer needs to be effcient, and I have all the data in shapefiles. What would be the best way to do this? I see that MapWindow lets you build a custom viewer application around its map viewer, but it would only work on Windows. Another idea I have is to make some sort of portable web server that runs GeoServer or MapServer. Otherwise I could start developing my own custom map viewer that uses OpenGL/Direct3D/Direct2D or something to make the render fast with smooth scrolling etc. This would allow me to develop a data format that is faster for rendering than shapefiles. Similar commercial products are http://www.maptoaster.com/maptoaster-topo-nz/topographical.html or http://memory-map.com.au/products/maps/topo-nz-std.html Thanks, Leith Bade le...@leithalweapon.geek.nz Warning: Information provided via electronic media is not guaranteed against defects including translation and transmission errors. If the reader is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this information in error, please notify the sender immediately. ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] How to make a map on a CD [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]
On 1 July 2010 07:22, Arthur Molina arthurmol...@yahoo.com.br wrote: Isn't GeoPDF a proprietary and payed format? It is an open Standard. Both OGC 08-139r1 and ISO 32000. However, I've never seen it used outside of the Adobe/ESRI scope, so a better question is what OS software either support rendering or displaying GeoPDFs? Considering my impressions of the state of GeoPDF, I don't think it ins't the best option for distributing data on a CD. My suggestion is to store the vector data in SHP or Spatialite format, and have a desktop GIS on the same LiveCD. My vote is for Quantum GIS (QGIS) since it is the easiest to make a nice looking map that is also interactive. -Mike ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
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All, I did some related research on this last moth, trying different packages and ideas about hoe to create GeoPDF(a little easier) and 3DPDFs(harder) while both options for output are indeed open standards, there are only a select few tools to generate the output, and all the (good) ones I could find were commercial. I've put aside the ideas for a while, but I'm still very interested in this type of processing, specifically the 3DPDF generation. If any others here discover any tools related to U3D and/or 3DPDF generation, I would very much appreciate pointers. Thanks bobb On 7/1/2010 12:31 PM, Mike Toews wrote: On 1 July 2010 07:22, Arthur Molinaarthurmol...@yahoo.com.br wrote: Isn't GeoPDF a proprietary and payed format? It is an open Standard. Both OGC 08-139r1 and ISO 32000. However, I've never seen it used outside of the Adobe/ESRI scope, so a better question is what OS software either support rendering or displaying GeoPDFs? Considering my impressions of the state of GeoPDF, I don't think it ins't the best option for distributing data on a CD. My suggestion is to store the vector data in SHP or Spatialite format, and have a desktop GIS on the same LiveCD. My vote is for Quantum GIS (QGIS) since it is the easiest to make a nice looking map that is also interactive. -Mike ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] How to make a map on a CD [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]
Hello, I used the LiveDVD OSGeo to make a presentation yesterday and works just fine!!! http://live.osgeo.org/index.html I know that it´s possible to put on a USB driver too. http://2007.foss4g.org/presentations/view.php?abstract_id=81 Take a look. André 2010/7/1 Bob Basques bo...@gritechnologies.com: All, I did some related research on this last moth, trying different packages and ideas about hoe to create GeoPDF(a little easier) and 3DPDFs(harder) while both options for output are indeed open standards, there are only a select few tools to generate the output, and all the (good) ones I could find were commercial. I've put aside the ideas for a while, but I'm still very interested in this type of processing, specifically the 3DPDF generation. If any others here discover any tools related to U3D and/or 3DPDF generation, I would very much appreciate pointers. Thanks bobb On 7/1/2010 12:31 PM, Mike Toews wrote: On 1 July 2010 07:22, Arthur Molinaarthurmol...@yahoo.com.br wrote: Isn't GeoPDF a proprietary and payed format? It is an open Standard. Both OGC 08-139r1 and ISO 32000. However, I've never seen it used outside of the Adobe/ESRI scope, so a better question is what OS software either support rendering or displaying GeoPDFs? Considering my impressions of the state of GeoPDF, I don't think it ins't the best option for distributing data on a CD. My suggestion is to store the vector data in SHP or Spatialite format, and have a desktop GIS on the same LiveCD. My vote is for Quantum GIS (QGIS) since it is the easiest to make a nice looking map that is also interactive. -Mike ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss -- -- - André Cruvinel Resende - -- ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
