> ESRI/Eagle Technology donated ArcView for producing the maps. ARCIMS Server > is an option but it requires high bandwidth and IE5. We need a simpler > solution to cater for conservationists with old browsers/pcs and slow > modems.
my shop like yours is a not-for-profit environment organization & we're a dyed-in the-wool ESRI shop. i, for one, applaud your loyalty to ESRI. that company has been nothing but good to the environment/conservation movement for as long as i can remember. arcIMS is a pretty good product & the fact that it comes with a cf connector just shows you how smart ESRI is ;-) but it can be a bear to feed & care for. that said, if bandwidth & hardware (your arcIMS server needs to be darned powerful) are issues and since it seems you already have the data, you might take a look at mapserver from the univ of minnesota: http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/index.html fast, free & opensource. reads shapefiles as well as connects to arcSDE (and oracle spatial, postGIS, etc.) and handles geocoded imagery in a number of formats (geoTIFF for instance). comes out-of-the box in a cgi flavor that works quite well with cf. here's a simple cf/cgi mapserver app: http://www.tei.or.th/eic/maps/efaults/index.cfm mapserver's not nearly as functional as arcIMS, but it suits most of the internet GIS users' basic needs. i strongly urge you to have a look at this product. we've ported (alpha) mapserver to a cfx tag (and somehow lost the arcSDE functionality) for even tighter connection to cf (if you want to be beat black & blue with alpha cfx_mapServer, drop me a line off-list). --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.312 / Virus Database: 173 - Release Date: 12/31/2001 ______________________________________________________________________ Why Share? Dedicated Win 2000 Server · PIII 800 / 256 MB RAM / 40 GB HD / 20 GB MO/XFER Instant Activation · $99/Month · Free Setup http://www.pennyhost.com/redirect.cfm?adcode=coldfusionc FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-talk@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
