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class=348181921-13012006>Hi Apeksha,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=348181921-13012006>I have no idea of your budget, but I've found that both
books are quite useful.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=348181921-13012006>Web Mapping illustrated has a lot of nice information
which is not in the MapServer book, AND vice-versa. The Mapserver book is great
and very focused on Mapserver and Mapscript.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=348181921-13012006>Web Mapping Illustrated, however, contains some
information on how to use WMS/WFS with Mapserver, which is no really in the
Mapserver Book.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=348181921-13012006>Web Mapping Illustrated talks about OpenEV a bunch, and
some other tools. I think they complement each other.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=348181921-13012006>We bought both books and have not regretted it. Amazon
even gives you a bit of deal when you buy both together.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=348181921-13012006>-Nick Floersch</SPAN></FONT></DIV><BR>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> UMN MapServer Users List
[mailto:MAPSERVER-USERS@LISTS.UMN.EDU] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Apeksha
Bhambhani<BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, January 13, 2006 3:52 AM<BR><B>To:</B>
MAPSERVER-USERS@LISTS.UMN.EDU<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [UMN_MAPSERVER-USERS]
Shapefiles doubts<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<DIV>Hi Bill ,</DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=348181921-13012006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>[other
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<DIV>Also , we were initially planning on buying Web Mapping Illustrated .
However , your book seems to be more relevant , do u think so ( keeping in mind
of what our project deals with ) ?</DIV>
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<DIV>Would it be possible for you to mail us the table-of-contents of your book.
We tried searching it online , but the site somehow doesnt open properly.</DIV>
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<DIV>Thanks once again ,</DIV></DIV>
<DIV>Apeksha</DIV></BODY></HTML>