MapServer book(s)?

[Francesco Sozzi]

Great! I think it will be very interesting.

Regards

Francesco

----- Original Message -----
From: "Tyler Mitchell" <tylermitchell at SHAW.CA>
To: <MAPSERVER-USERS at LISTS.UMN.EDU>
Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2004 1:19 AM
Subject: Re: [UMN_MAPSERVER-USERS] MapServer book(s)?


> I am writing a book on Open Source GIS tools, with a focus on MapServer.
There will be a chapter on Scripting with MapScript.  It will also cover
PostGIS, GDAL/OGR, OpenEV and more.  We're aiming to have this out for next
summer.  It will be published by O'Reilly.
>
> Tyler
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Alex Zendel <amzendel at VT.EDU>
> Date: Monday, December 20, 2004 3:50 pm
> Subject: [UMN_MAPSERVER-USERS] MapServer book(s)?
>
> > Hello all,
> >
> > I'm considering learning how to deploy websites featuring
> > MapServer maps.  I
> > have a good amount of GIS experience, VB-OOP programming skills
> > and SQL
> > database programming.  I also know a few things about configuring web
> > servers and constructing basic, static websites.  However, I'm new to
> > MapServer, php, and, of course, MapScript.  So I feel that I have a
> > manageable, yet big challenge ahead of me.
> >
> > Reading books rather than online computer documentation typically
> > accelerates my learning curve.   So I'm wondering if books
> > MapServer/Mapscript exist.  Also, I assume that I'll need a book
> > on php if I
> > want to begin customizing some MapServer features.  Any
> > recommendations?
> > Thanks
> >
> > Alex Zendel
> >
>
>