[mapguide-users] Basic Approach

[Kenneth]

To set up solution, perform the following step:

1. Install MapGuide Server + Web Extensions
2. Load SHP files via MapGuide Studio (Not sure if web studio has Load 
Procedures yet).
3. Make a map, unfortunately you cannot import an Arc map just yet.
4. Create a new WebLayout, and insert your map.

At this point you should have a working solution. Now to provide the 
open/closed version, you should create 2 weblayouts and two maps. Then 
create a php page that authenticates the user, creates a mapguide 
session, and redirects to the appropriate weblayout.

In these weblayouts, you can set avalible tools and zoom leves, and much 
more.

Im not sure that there is currently write support for the Shape 
provider, if not, you have to figure out some way to export shape files. 
There is support for PostGIS, afaik.

It is very easy to produce a Raster image of the current map, using the 
MapGuide render service. Unfortunately, some parameters, such as zoom 
level are stored solely on the client, so you have to extract them, and 
send them to your php page. Once this is done, you will need a pdf 
creater component to insert the image.

I hope this is enough for you to estimate the difficulty in setting up 
such a solution. Code for creating sessions and rendering the map is 
avalible in the MapGuide Developers Guide.

Regards, Kenneth, GEOGRAF A/S

andresch at iway.na wrote:
> Dear list members
>
> I am familiar with Mapserver and recently installed MapGuide Open 
> Source on my Windows PC (Apache and PHP).
>
> My client needs a basic website for viewing of shape files, searching 
> on spacial data and then; for some data allow the result to be 
> exported as shape file and some of the data to be exported as pdf 
> only. What we plan to do is to have the data sources devided into 2 
> PostGIS dbs. One for the restricted data sets and one for the open 
> data sets. Depending on your login - you will have access to the 
> various data set.
>
> My qustion is; How easy is it to get the basic web mapping page up and 
> running and to allow for very basic zoom levels, and search criteria. 
> Also, does MapGuide security module allow for the above mentioned 
> access control and also will I be able to print to pdf or export to 
> shape file?
>
> Lots of questions, but I need to know if MapGuide could be a easy to 
> setup, yet effective solution?
>
> Regards
>
> Andre 
>
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