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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Hey Folks,</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">I'm looking for open source tools that can label maps dynamically.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Examples of proprietary tools would be label EZ by Map Plex (</FONT><A HREF="http://www.maptext.com/"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">http://www.maptext.com/</FONT></U></A><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">)</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">1. the labels should have conflict detection to eliminate or minimize over laps.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">2. The labels need to follow features like rivers, road or contour lines</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Any sugestions?</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">The only thing I found was this one:</FONT>
<BR><A HREF="http://www.ads.tuwien.ac.at/research/labeling/"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">http://www.ads.tuwien.ac.at/research/labeling/</FONT></U></A>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Cheers</FONT>
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