[OSGeo-Discuss] online open source polygon mapping, like OSM?

[Nitin Gadia]

awesome! thanks!

Are there any other projects that use polygons that you're aware of??

Is there any word about GeoMoose becoming an online open community like
openstreetmap or onegeology?

Looks like this is the project I need to join in development. I did a demo
of GeoMoose, it looks pretty good. It needs more functionality though. A
timeline would be nice. Also, something that would join boundaries of
polygons. Here, I'm envisioning that a user can draw a polygon and some
lines could automatically be drawn along a line, like a river or a
coastline, or another border. This would streamline drawing tremendously.


Someone also told me you can do polygons in openstreetmap (parking lots,
buildings, etc.). Does anyone know how to do this? I can't seem to be able
to figure it out...


Nitin



On Fri, Jul 29, 2011 at 3:54 PM, Bob Basques <Bob.Basques at ci.stpaul.mn.us>wrote:

>  Nitin,
>
>  Openlayers can build polygons on the map.
>
>  GeoMoose, which is built on top of OpenLayers can also do this.
>
>  In both cases you will need to build out a service to store the created
> polygons.
>
>  bobb
>
>
>
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> >>> Nitin Gadia <nittyjee at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Please help!!
>
>
> Does anyone know an open online mapping platform like openstreetmap that
> does polygons (OSM only does lines)?
>
> Basically, I'm envisioning something where someone can add polygons such as
> historical nations, and then be able to animate them. I should be able to
> type in, say, "1900" and see the way the world was then. I can then edit a
> map, changing and adding polygons, and their colors and metadata. I should
> also be able to view areas by, say, population density and other statistics.
>
> The closest thing I've found is "click2map", which is not opensource.
> Something needs to be created just like it. Try it out, and create a
> polygon:
> http://www.click2map.com/free_map_editor
>
>
>
>
> I want to help create an open historical map of the world. Check out the
> work I've done so far:
> http://www.thenittygritty.org/intheworks.html
>
> Also, check this out:
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxrXiO0zcVw&feature=related
>
>
>
>
> If this is not available, I will do everything I can to help build it!
>
>
> Thanks,
> Nitin
>
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