Bryce,
On 9/27/06, Bryce Nesbitt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
How do folks prepare printed maps? Meaning maps meant for .pdf or
direct printing use?
I'd like to produce a few thousand a month, centered and zoomed on the
recipient's home address, with some custom icons and graphics. What
tools might work, and are they open-source, free, closed-source, paid?
What's the startup investment?
I've had good luck producing dynamic pdf maps with all open source
tools. Mapserver or Mapnik to render the data, ReportLab to construct
the pdf elements, Matplotlib to render graphics and charts, all
accessed through a python script that can handle the details
(geocoding, setting extents, etc).
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Matthew T. Perry
GIS Analyst / Software Engineer
National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS)
work: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
web: http://www.perrygeo.net
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