[gdal-dev] Desktop App Map Server?

[Nico Mandery]

Brian Hone schrieb:
> Hi Folks,
>
> Sorry if this is a newbie question, but I've looked all over and can't
> find any good information.
>
> I have a desktop app (wxGTK / C++ / OpenGL) on which I want to display
> all manner of geo-images, in all manner of projections, etc.  I have
> coded the ability to display simple NITF, etc. using GDAL, but I am
> constantly finding image formats or projection systems which I haven't
> supported.  I really want to have a data store with an API which looks
>  something like:
>
> getMapLayers( area, layers, resolution )
>
> o It looks like OGDI is built to solve this problem, but I can't find
> a 'howto'.
> o PostGIS + GDAL?
> o MapServer et al.? -  look good, but are more web focused.
>
> Can anyone give me a good starting point?
>
> Thanks much for your help,
>   

Hi Brian,

Maybe mapnik the thing you are looking for. It also supports GDAL as 
datasource.
http://mapnik.org

nico