[OSGeo-Discuss] How to make a map on a CD

[Landon Blake]

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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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.

 

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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