Hi,<div><br></div><div>I am new to GIS.</div><div><br></div><div>I would like to make a vector map that can be burned onto a CD then viewed just by running a program on it which copies the map data and a simple viewer. The dataset is very large (all of New Zealand) so the viewer needs to be effcient, and I have all the data in shapefiles.</div>
<div><br></div><div>What would be the best way to do this?</div><div><br></div><div>I see that MapWindow lets you build a custom viewer application around its map viewer, but it would only work on Windows.</div><div>Another idea I have is to make some sort of portable web server that runs GeoServer or MapServer.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Otherwise I could start developing my own custom map viewer that uses OpenGL/Direct3D/Direct2D or something to make the render fast with smooth scrolling etc.</div><div>This would allow me to develop a data format that is faster for rendering than shapefiles.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Similar commercial products are <a href="http://www.maptoaster.com/maptoaster-topo-nz/topographical.html">http://www.maptoaster.com/maptoaster-topo-nz/topographical.html</a> or <a href="http://memory-map.com.au/products/maps/topo-nz-std.html">http://memory-map.com.au/products/maps/topo-nz-std.html</a></div>
<div><br clear="all">Thanks,<br>Leith Bade<br><a href="mailto:leith@leithalweapon.geek.nz">leith@leithalweapon.geek.nz</a><br><br>
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