[Geomoose-users] GM2: TileCache, Google, Yahoo, VE Support

[Dan Little]

I'm going to hold you guys to this!!! ;-)


----- Original Message ----
> From: Nils Zierath | Center for Development Research Bonn (ZEF) <nils.zierath at uni-bonn.de>
> To: "Fischer, Brian" <bfischer at houstoneng.com>
> Cc: Dan Little <danlittle at yahoo.com>; GeoMOOSE Users List <geomoose-users at lists.sourceforge.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 19, 2009 7:47:56 AM
> Subject: Re: [Geomoose-users] GM2: TileCache, Google, Yahoo, VE Support
> 
> Dear all,
> I would really like to have these services available. So as Brian, I think it 
> would be fine if they only would not print.
> 
> Nils
> 
> Fischer, Brian schrieb:
> > After putting some thought into this.  I think it is of value to have the 
> ability to display these type of layers and it would be just fine to make it 
> known they won't print.  Someone can still do a screen capture if they really 
> want to print it.
> > 
> > Brian Fischer Houston Engineering, Inc.
> > Phone: W: 763.493.4522 / M: 763.229.2734
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Dan Little [mailto:danlittle at yahoo.com] Sent: Thursday, May 14, 2009 
> 11:04 AM
> > To: GeoMOOSE Users List
> > Subject: [Geomoose-users] GM2: TileCache, Google, Yahoo, VE Support
> > 
> > 
> > So we've hit a conundrum in the world of GM2 development.  When we add a 
> feature to GM we like to add it holistically.  This means that if a particular 
> feature is added, such as user drawings, they play nice with all features 
> (including printing).   Printing, in fact, can be a major fly in many of the 
> development ointments.
> > 
> > GM2 is now based on OpenLayers.  OpenLayers has support for TileCache, Google, 
> Yahoo, and VE layers.  This presents a problem as the proprietary layer types 
> have both license issues and technical problems for embedding a map into a PDF 
> (or static image).  TileCache is notably more feasible.
> > 
> > This is essentially meant to be a cast out to the community:
> > 1) Do you want these types of layers?
> > 2) Do you care if they print?
> > 
> > Let me (us) know,
> > 
> > -Duck
> > 
> > 
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