[Mapserver-users] GIS question

Thu Feb 27 14:20:42 PST 2003

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Hi list

Not entirely sure if this is the place to ask this question. I'm a =
complete novice in most aspects related to Mapserver, but managed to get =
the CGI version going and now have a Mapscript version that searches a =
database and displays results as points on a map.
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What I'd like to ask is why this functionality - to plot user searches =
on a map - doesn't seem to be common. Mapserver, I think, is quite =
suited to this, but so far it's been suggested that many GIS (ArcIMS for =
example) are very complicated to work with in this respect. Another =
suggestion was that there is no real demand for this, but I find that =
difficult to believe. Many people on the list seem to work in the GIS =
field so I thought someone may have an opinion.

Tony

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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hi list</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Not entirely sure if this is the place =
to ask this=20
question. I'm a complete novice in most aspects related to Mapserver, =
but=20
managed to get the CGI version going and now have a Mapscript version =
that=20
searches a database and displays results as points on a =
map.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> </FONT><FONT face=3DArial =
size=3D2></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>What I'd like to ask is why this =
functionality - to=20
plot user searches on a map - doesn't seem to be common. Mapserver, I =
think, is=20
quite suited to this, but so far it's been suggested that many GIS =
(ArcIMS for=20
example) are very complicated to work with in this respect. Another =
suggestion=20
was that there is no real demand for this, but I find that difficult to =
believe.=20
Many people on the list seem to work in the GIS field so I thought =
someone may=20
have an opinion.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Tony</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>

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