David -
Well, I may be correct, but you didn't answer my question <g>. The
availability and sources of map data - whether free or not - varies widely by
geography, and if you can tell us what geography you're interested in
(floorplans in Antarctica?) we might be able to suggest good sources.
- Ed
Ed McNierney
Chief Mapmaker
Demand Media / TopoZone.com
73 Princeton Street, Suite 305
North Chelmsford, MA 01863
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Phone: +1 (978) 251-4242
Fax: +1 (978) 251-1396
-----Original Message-----
From: UMN MapServer Users List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David H.
McCoy
Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2007 11:48 AM
To: MAPSERVER-USERS@LISTS.UMN.EDU
Subject: Re: [UMN_MAPSERVER-USERS] New to Mapserver
You are correct!
The application will support maps and floor plans. The floorplans will
definitely
be supplied by the user of the application on a per need basis. However, I
thought that the geographic maps were to be *only* public domain. In
actuality, the user of the application would purchase geographic maps based,
in a format supported by mapserver, based on whatever needs they are trying
to fulfill. I'd thought that I was rebuffed when suggesting purchasing certain
items in the past, put there is an understanding that a user of the application
would at least potentially have to purchase maps.
And there was my mistake. I thought purchasing data was off the table, but
this isn't the case at all.
On Wed, 19 Dec 2007 11:34:07 -0500, Ed McNierney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>David -
>
>The answer to your question about data depends greatly on what portion of
the Earth you are interested in. Is this a global mapping application, or
limited
to a smaller geography?
>
> - Ed
>
>Ed McNierney
>Chief Mapmaker
>Demand Media / TopoZone.com
>73 Princeton Street, Suite 305
>North Chelmsford, MA 01863
>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Phone: +1 (978) 251-4242
>Fax: +1 (978) 251-1396
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: UMN MapServer Users List [mailto:MAPSERVER-
[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David H. McCoy
>Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2007 11:00 AM
>To: MAPSERVER-USERS@LISTS.UMN.EDU
>Subject: Re: [UMN_MAPSERVER-USERS] New to Mapserver
>
>Thanks for the reply Bart. It seems I misunderstood the part of the
initiative.
>I thought that the customer wanted to try to do this with some kind of
public
>domain maps, which is not the case. They are prepared to purchase the
maps,
>after all.
>
>
>Well, I'll get to work and come up with some *real* questions.
>
>Thanks again!
>
>David H. McCoy
