[Mapserver-users] free map server/mapping hundreds of addresses on a webpage

[Kralidis,Tom [Burlington]]

Try using shapelib or Perl or PHP mapscript.

..Tom

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Tom Kralidis
Systems Scientist
Environment Canada
Tel: +01-905-336-4409
http://www.ec.gc.ca/


> -----Original Message-----
> From: mapserver-users-admin at lists.gis.umn.edu 
> [mailto:mapserver-users-admin at lists.gis.umn.edu] On Behalf Of 
> David Bitner
> Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2004 10:58 AM
> To: Vincent.Troisi at colorado.edu
> Cc: Mapserver-Users at Lists. Gis. Umn. Edu; Ed Bourque
> Subject: RE: [Mapserver-users] free map server/mapping 
> hundreds of addresses on a webpage
> 
> 
> In ArcView 3.x you can use "add event theme" and then "save 
> as shapefile" In ArcMap you can use "add xy data" and then 
> export the data as a shapefile
> 
> I'm not sure of any non-ESRI utilities.
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vincent J. Troisi [mailto:vincent.troisi at colorado.edu]
> Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2004 9:51 AM
> To: David Bitner
> Cc: Mapserver-Users at Lists. Gis. Umn. Edu; Ed Bourque
> Subject: Re: [Mapserver-users] free map server/mapping 
> hundreds of addresses on a webpage
> 
> 
> What utility permits one to convert a table in an ascii text 
> file to a shapefile?
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> 
> David Bitner wrote:
> > It sounds like you have a list of addresses to geocode 
> after which it 
> > will be a static layer?
> >
> > If this is the case, one thing you could do is geocode all the 
> > addresses, either by hand or by writing scripts to interact 
> with one 
> > of the geocoders mentioned before, to add an x and a y 
> field to your 
> > table with the addresses.  You could then either convert that to a 
> > shapefile, or use the display points from a table method 
> that has been 
> > discussed on this list before.
> >
> > You could then query these points the same as any other geographic 
> > layer.
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Ed Bourque [mailto:edbourque at hotmail.com]
> > Sent: Monday, June 21, 2004 4:37 PM
> > To: bitner at macnoise.com
> > Subject: RE: [Mapserver-users] free map server/mapping hundreds of 
> > addresses on a webpage
> >
> >
> > Hello
> >
> > Thanks for your reply.  Is there a way to get all of these geocoded 
> > addresses onto a big US map (and regional, state maps) which could 
> > have clickable points?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Ed B
> >
> >
> >
> >>From: "David Bitner" <bitner at macnoise.com>
> >>To: "Ed Bourque" <edbourque at hotmail.com>, 
> >><mapserver-users at lists.gis.umn.edu>
> >>Subject: RE: [Mapserver-users] free map server/mapping hundreds of 
> >>addresses on a webpage
> >>Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2004 16:30:43 -0500
> >>
> >>Three TIGER based geocoders are out there right now that I know of:
> >>
> >>The geocoder.us geocoder:
> >>http://geocoder.us/
> >>
> >>The VegGIS geocoder:
> >>http://gis.vegcrew.net/
> >>
> >>The google geocoder:
> >>http://dan.egnor.name/google.html
> >>
> >>***********************************
> >>David W Bitner
> >>GIS Specialist
> >>Metropolitan Airports Comission
> >>
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>From: mapserver-users-admin at lists.gis.umn.edu
> >>[mailto:mapserver-users-admin at lists.gis.umn.edu]On Behalf Of Ed 
> >>Bourque
> >>Sent: Monday, June 21, 2004 3:58 PM
> >>To: mapserver-users at lists.gis.umn.edu
> >>Subject: [Mapserver-users] free map server/mapping hundreds 
> of addresses
> >>on a webpage
> >>
> >>
> >>Hello
> >>
> >>I have only the following software (ArcView 3.x) and I 
> would like to 
> >>be able to geocode addresses and map these on a website. I thouht 
> >>TIGER line data would be the best.... Which data and software would 
> >>you recommend? Any help would be appreciated
> >>
> >>Ed B
> >>
> >>
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