[postgis-users] postgis and arcmap

[Adam Quiney]

Hi Randy,

I'm not sure exactly what you mean by a GIS platform - are you talking 
about something that would allow you to serve up GIS data to incoming 
client requests?  If so, one of the more common configurations seems to 
be using a PostGIS database as a backend, and a Mapserver instance 
running as the front-end to serve up requested GIS data.  You can read 
more about Mapserver (which is a great open-source product itself) at 
the Mapserver website:

http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/

Cheers,

--Adam

Randy Long wrote:

>Hi all. I was wondering what is the most common configuration for POSTGIS
>and a GIS platform? I am an ARCMap user and am taking the Spatial GEODB
>class next month at the local JC. I know we'll be using SDE and ArcMap, but
>I would like to go the Open Source route, maybe as my own project in class.
>Maybe a compare and contrast with SDE and POSTGIS?
>
>Anyways, any comments are welcome.
>
>Thx,
>
>Randy Long
>GIS/CAD Technician
>Mackay and Somps
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Adam Quiney
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