Recently I had to learn the ins and outs of CF and ArcIMS, it's been fun. I inherited a number of ArcIMS projects from a developer who quit and had to become competent in it very quickly.
In our shop, we have ArcIMS set up with ArcSDE to generate maps dynamically based on layered data. Specificially, we are displaying regional maps containing business locations, congressional districts, state lines, roads, etc. Nothing too fancy. The biggest challenge has been learning ArcSDE administration - ArcSDE itself was fairly easy to set up, but the process of adding / taking data out of various mapservices was difficult to work with primarily because it uses command line tools for most of its data-loading functions. While we found we could get by with just using shapefiles, we really needed a spatially enabled database to handle the constantly changing data in our output files (and we needed ArcView to make the shapefiles, which meant updates to the mapping services were done by a human operator). Oh yeah, and we were not going to use the java browser for our Web sites even if it meant more work, nobody was really fond of it too much around here and XP users were having to download the JDK. But we were able to build out a fully automated system. It took about six weeks. One tutorial I found helpful was from the NOAA, I think this was the link: http://hypernews.ngdc.noaa.gov/HyperNews/get/geospatial.html?inline=-1&nogif s NOAA is big into ArcIMS but they like to automate it with Perl. Nonetheless, the syntax for ArcIMS is the same. M -----Original Message----- From: Joshua Miller [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2003 1:19 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: ColdFusion and ArcIMS Well, what we're doing is showing maps of a specific area and then allowing someone to enter gps points for a well or septic system or outbuilding, etc. Then we need to be able to lay those points on top of the main property map with an outline of the structure they've entered into the system. Does this sound like something that Mapserver can handle? How about plotting based on physical address? Or is there another database somewhere that I could use to lookup lat/long points for a physical address? Thanks, Joshua Miller Head Programmer / IT Manager Garrison Enterprises Inc. www.garrisonenterprises.net [EMAIL PROTECTED] (704) 569-9044 ext. 254 ************************************************************************ ************* Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the sender states them to be the views of Garrison Enterprises Inc. This e-mail is intended only for the individual or entity to which it is addressed and contains information that is private and confidential. If you are not the intended recipient you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error please delete it immediately and advise us by return e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ************************************************************************ ************* -----Original Message----- From: Paul Hastings [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2003 1:17 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: ColdFusion and ArcIMS > Basically all we need to do is generate a map based off of lat/long > points. We'll eventually be laying maps overtop of the standard map, > but I would imagine the ability to do layering, etc. would require the > paid product. no, mapserver can handle that plenty fine. do you have an exact list of your requirements? got data, etc? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
