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Brian,<br>
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Thanks for the offer - I've replied off list.<br>
<br>
Richard<br>
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Brian Fischer wrote:
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
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would be interested in writing the article. I’m sure I could
also get a couple of the other developers and users to help
contribute. How
long of an article are you looking for and when would you like it by?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
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Fischer,</span></b><span
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</span><span
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GIS Project Manager<br>
<b>Houston Engineering, Inc.</b><br>
Phone: W: 763.493.4522 / M: 763.229.2734<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Richard Marsden
[<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="mailto:richard@winwaed.com">mailto:richard@winwaed.com</a>] <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, July 13, 2009 3:23 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:geomoose-users@lists.sourceforge.net">geomoose-users@lists.sourceforge.net</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Geomoose-users] Why GeoMoose? (and article request)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt;">Hello!<br>
<br>
I own/operate the GeoWebGuru site at <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.geowebguru.com">http://www.geowebguru.com</a><br>
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Over the past few months, I've been writing a series of introductory
"Technical Overview" articles for a whole series of different online
mapping technologies and products. I would like to write or publish one
for
GeoMoose.<br>
<br>
First, I am trying to understand what the point is. Sorry if that makes
me
sound like a troll - I am not!<br>
For example, why would someone use GeoMoose and not OpenLayers (say)?<br>
OpenLayers also supports lots of layers and works well with MapServer.<br>
The best I've come up with is that it is possible to produce a working
map with
controls that is controlled by an XML file and not Javascript. Layers
are
easily added by simply adding an entry to the XML , whilst OpenLayers
requires
Javascript to be written.<br>
GeoMoose also has a richer set of default controls.<br>
Would that be a good summary?<br>
<br>
GeoMoose appears to be most popular with local governments in
Minnesota! I
guess the Minnesota concentration is for historical reasons.<br>
Would I be right in thinking that the popularity with local government
popularity
is due to the feature set? ie. Local governments like to plot lots of
local data. Many layers, each from different owners or departments?
Each
dataset needs to be made publically available but in the most cost
effective
manner? <br>
<br>
Although I'm prepared to write this article myself, I would be
interested if
someone from the GeoMoose community was interested in writing something
instead. They are more likely to get it right and understand why
GeoMoose is
worth looking at. A previously published article is fine (as long as it
has
suitable permission for re-publication). At the moment I am only
looking for an
overview, but would also welcome articles at all levels of technical
ability.<br>
<br>
Best regards,<br>
<br>
Richard<o:p></o:p></p>
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Richard Marsden<br>
Winwaed Software Technology LLC<br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://www.winwaed.com">http://www.winwaed.com</a><br>
Tools and Add-ins for MapPoint - <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.mapping-tools.com">http://www.mapping-tools.com</a><br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://www.geowebguru.com">The Geoweb
Guru</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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