Res: [OSGeo-Discuss] How to make a map on a CD [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

[Arthur Molina]

Isn't GeoPDF a proprietary and payed format?

Artz



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De: Bruce Bannerman <B.Bannerman at bom.gov.au>
Para: OSGeo Discussions <discuss at lists.osgeo.org>
Enviadas: Quarta-feira, 30 de Junho de 2010 19:14:30
Assunto: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] How to make a map on a CD [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

Perhaps use GeoPDF [1] as the destination format on the CD?

Bruce

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GeoPDF



On 1/07/10 2:53 AM, "Landon Blake" <lblake at ksninc.com> wrote:


Leith,
> 
>I believe what you are proposing may not be as simple as it sounds.
> 
>You might be able to create some type of “live CD” that they use to demo Linux 
>distributions, but otherwise your map viewing software needs to be installed on 
>the target computer.
> 
>There are a few good open source desktop GIS programs that can display 
>shapefiles. I’d promote OpenJUMP, but QGis is another program I hear really good 
>things about. MapWindow also runs as a stand alone desktop program, not just a 
>viewer.
> 
>
>Landon
>Office Phone Number: (209) 946-0268
>Cell Phone Number: (209) 992-0658
>
> 
> 
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>On Behalf Of Leith Bade
>Sent: Monday, June 28, 2010 10:09 PM
>To: discuss at lists.osgeo.org
>Subject: [OSGeo-Discuss] How to make a map on a CD
>
>Hi,
>
>
>
>I am new to GIS.
>
>
>
>I would like to make a vector map that can be burned onto a CD then viewed just 
>by running a program on it which copies the map data and a simple viewer. The 
>dataset is very large (all of New Zealand) so the viewer needs to be effcient, 
>and I have all the data in shapefiles.
>
>
>
>What would be the best way to do this?
>
>
>
>I see that MapWindow lets you build a custom viewer application around its map 
>viewer, but it would only work on Windows.
>
>Another idea I have is to make some sort of portable web server that runs 
>GeoServer or MapServer.
>
>
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>Otherwise I could start developing my own custom map viewer that uses 
>OpenGL/Direct3D/Direct2D or something to make the render fast with smooth 
>scrolling etc.
>
>This would allow me to develop a data format that is faster for rendering than 
>shapefiles.
>
>
>
>Similar commercial products are 
>http://www.maptoaster.com/maptoaster-topo-nz/topographical.html or 
>http://memory-map.com.au/products/maps/topo-nz-std.html
>
>
>Thanks,
>Leith Bade
>leith at leithalweapon.geek.nz
>
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