[mapguide-users] MapGuide Open Source or MapServer

[max3]

After reading your comments on MGOS and other less complicated applications
(ofcourse with lesser features and flexibility). I was wondering if you can
help me with the following questions. (At present I'm evaluating MGOS for a
vehicle tracking application), however I also completely agree it seems to
be a bit of an overkill. and a bit heavy on the server for my requirement.

1). I have ESRI shapefiles which have various layers such as roads, names,
buildings etc for a city. Can this be loaded onto ka-maps ? if so how ?

2). Can you do all manipulation on the maps such as in Google Maps ?
Polylines, circles, fills, point etc.

3). What is the backend you need to run ? Mapserver?

4). is this also an overkill ? any other suggeestions ?

5). Is the map loading process fairly straight forward ?

6). can you refit maps of various scales together ? e.g.  1:12,500 and
1:50,000.




pagameba wrote:
> 
> As someone who has used both (and is actively working with both), I  
> believe you will get the most mileage out of concentrating on the  
> toolkit you will build the application with.  As it stands,  
> MapGuide's application framework is not the most suitable for the  
> kind of application you are describing.  It could easily be used to  
> build this application, but the framework would necessitate a server- 
> side solution involving redrawing at least one layer from the server  
> for every update.  This is not necessarily a bad thing, but if you  
> want a smooth client-side experience, using a javascript toolkit like  
> OpenLayers (http://www.openlayers.org/) or ka-Map (http://ka- 
> map.maptools.org/) will give you a google-like experience and allow  
> you to plot and move client-side markers in real-time - something  
> that the MapGuide application framework doesn't quite support yet.
> 
> OpenLayers and ka-Map are client APIs that use map tiles (MapGuide  
> can do tiles too) to provide the map context, but provide a  
> javascript API for plotting points/lines/polygons and creating  
> interactive popups etc - just like google maps.  ka-Map has been  
> built on top of MapServer directly and employs a reasonably popular  
> tile caching mechanism that improves performance and map quality  
> dramatically.  OpenLayers can use tiles from a wide variety of  
> sources, including MapServer directly and from ka-Map's tile caching  
> mechanism.  In addition, there is a new tile caching mechanism that  
> is supported by OpenLayers that is built on a proposed standard for  
> making WMS requests cacheable.  At this point, it would be difficult  
> to say which is superior ... I think they are just different,  
> although in the long term the standards-based approach would be more  
> desirable to most people.
> 
> I have built several applications using ka-Map that do essentially  
> what you are looking for.  I know that the same thing has been done  
> with OpenLayers as well, although I haven't personally done it.
> 
> Disclaimer: I am the creator of ka-Map and am also a developer on the  
> OpenLayers team ;)  In the future, the two apis will be coming closer  
> together and, hopefully, merging.  My recommendation is that you  
> should start with OpenLayers.
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Paul
> 
> 
> On 29-Jan-07, at 6:44 PM, Bruce Dechant wrote:
> 
>> Jim,
>>
>>
>>
>> I’m not sure there is a direct comparison between the two, but I  
>> would highly recommend that you try MapGuide as it is very easy to  
>> use.
>>
>> The response you get here might be biased since you are asking this  
>> in a “MapGuide” mailing list. J
>>
>>
>>
>> Perhaps others who have used both could comment.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Bruce
>>
>> From: mapguide-users-bounces at lists.osgeo.org [mailto:mapguide-users- 
>> bounces at lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Jim Canniff
>> Sent: January 29, 2007 9:02 AM
>> To: mapguide-users at lists.osgeo.org
>> Subject: [mapguide-users] MapGuide Open Source or MapServer
>>
>>
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>>
>>
>> I'm looking for some advice on which GIS package to use for a  
>> project I am about to start. I'm a junior level Java programmer and  
>> have not used any GIS software at all. I've been asked to determine  
>> which software would suit our needs. We are developing an  
>> application which will display real-time information on multiple  
>> layers over a GIS moving map. In it's simplest form, we would like  
>> a flight track updating every 1-3 seconds, with additional objects,  
>> such as wind barbs, plotted as a layer over the flight track. The  
>> application will run from a Linux server (Debian distro), but must  
>> be available within a standard web browser (IE, Firefox, Safari).
>>
>>
>>
>> In my brief searching I've noticed much press regarding MapGuide  
>> Open Source and MapServer. However, I've been unable to locate a  
>> discussion comparing the two.
>>
>>
>>
>> Any advice you might have will be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
>>
>>
>>
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