You mentioned vector data. Do you need to display your data on top of
a basic base map? If so, and your data set is small, the simplest
strategy would be to:
1. use openlayers
2. add Google, yahoo, or MS as a base map
3. convert your data set to GML and add it as a GML layer
This avoids the need for a "real" map server -- very ISP host
friendly. Don't know how you can zoom and pan with a pure CSS
solution, but if you can I'd like to know about it.
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Raj
On Apr 3, 2008, at 6:10 PM, Andrew Larcombe wrote:
On 3 Apr 2008, at 20:18, Landon Blake wrote:
I’m mostly a desktop GIS guy. However, I’ve recently gotten curious
about what it would take to display some simple maps on the web.
I’m not talking about anything incredibly powerful or interactive.
I just want the ability to display vector data and maybe link to
some photos.
I’ve been doing some research online, and I think there are three
(3) possible options:
[1] Google Maps API
[2] Yahoo Maps API
[3] Pure CSS
Web mapping is a great unknown to me. I can do some simple HTML/CSS
sites, but I’ve never scripted on the server or client side.
Do my fellow wankers have a recommendation for a simple web mapping
solution based on the criteria above? Are there reasons to go with
Yahoo and not Google, or with Google and not Yahoo?
Use OpenLayers - go with all of them. :)
Or should I just embed hyperlinks over an image background using
pure CSS? (I don’t want to start any wanking wars. I know each
solution will have its own advantages and disadvantages. I’m trying
to figure out what those are.)
Thanks for any suggestions. If you’ve got a good book you can
recommend with your suggested web mapping platform I would
appreciate that was well.
Landon
P.S. – What the heck is open street map using?
OpenLayers!
OpenLayer for teh win!!11!!
Cheers,
A
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Andrew Larcombe
Freelance Geospatial, Database & Web Programming
web: http://www.andrewlarcombe.co.uk
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