[Rails] Re: For GIS applications

2009-08-03 Thread Marnen Laibow-Koser
Colin Law wrote: [...] > I am suggesting that the map is not to be treated as an object any > more than a table is in a view. It is just a particular way of > viewing a set of markers, waypoints etc. Yes, that was sort of what I had in mind when I was talking about markers being primary. [...

[Rails] Re: For GIS applications

2009-08-03 Thread Colin Law
2009/8/3 Marnen Laibow-Koser : > > Colin Law wrote: > [...] >> I have a problem with YM4R however.  The concept there is to construct >> the map object in the controller and then display it in the view. > > It's been a while since I've touched that part of my codebase, so I had > temporarily forgo

[Rails] Re: For GIS applications

2009-08-03 Thread Marnen Laibow-Koser
Colin Law wrote: [...] > I have a problem with YM4R however. The concept there is to construct > the map object in the controller and then display it in the view. It's been a while since I've touched that part of my codebase, so I had temporarily forgotten that. I'm actually no longer quite

[Rails] Re: For GIS applications

2009-08-03 Thread Colin Law
2009/8/3 Marnen Laibow-Koser : > > Sijo Kg wrote: >> Hi >> >>  Yes I want to draw maps, dealing with geocoded data, > > I've been using YM4R for that.  I've only dealt with Google Maps, but I > understand that Mapstraction is very helpful if you're dealing with > multiple mapping services. > I wo

[Rails] Re: For GIS applications

2009-08-03 Thread Marnen Laibow-Koser
Sijo Kg wrote: > Hi > > Yes I want to draw maps, dealing with geocoded data, I've been using YM4R for that. I've only dealt with Google Maps, but I understand that Mapstraction is very helpful if you're dealing with multiple mapping services. > As exacltly > according to the latlong inform

[Rails] Re: For GIS applications

2009-08-02 Thread Sijo Kg
Hi Yes I want to draw maps, dealing with geocoded data, As exacltly according to the latlong information have to draw routes on map etc So could you please suggest a good gem and also the other helper urls if any Sijo -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/. --~--~-~--~~

[Rails] Re: For GIS applications

2009-07-31 Thread Marnen Laibow-Koser
Sijo Kg wrote: > Hi >Could anybody please which is the most widely used gem for GIS > applications I came across > http://ym4r.rubyforge.org/ym4r-doc/ > But seen it has not been updated since 2006 > > Thanks in adavnce > Sijo Are you interested in drawing maps, dealing with geocoded data