I am new to PostGIS, and want a good Windows desktop mapping tool to view
and thematically map boundary data from my PostGIS database. I have
Quantum, which is a nice viewer, but it doesn't seem to do thematic mapping.
I am a heavy MapInfo and Maptitude user, but they don't read PostGIS spatial
bo
Hi Jim,
QGIS (which is what I assume you mean by "Quantum") allows you to create
thematic maps using PostGIS layers. Go to the properties of a layer and
muck with the legend type. Alternatively, you can load PostGIS layers
into uDig (http://udig.refractions.net), and alter the style of a layer.
D
Hi Doug,
As Desktop-Client for PostGIS - besides QGIS and UDIG - you can try:
- OpenJUMP(http://www.openjump.org) with the SISDB-Plugin (for improved
PostGIS-connections), thematic mapping (without the natural breaks routine)
- Kosmo (http://saig.es/en/index.php) , thematic mapping (without the
Doug, I would also recommend uDig as a good route.
Styling, using SLD in uDig great (Layers>Change Style>Theme), however
currently I'm only aware that Equal Interval and Quantile themes are
exposed in the application. A natural breaks algorithm would need to
be added, and how to go about th
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Johannes Sommer
Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2008 3:38 AM
To: PostGIS Users Discussion
Subject: Re: [postgis-users] Thematic mapping with PostGIS
Hi Doug,
As Desktop-Client for PostGIS - besides QGIS and UDIG - you can try:
- OpenJUMP(http://www.openjump.org) with the SISDB-Plugin (for impr
