[Mapserver-users] free map server/mapping hundreds of addresses on a webpage

[Stephen Woodbridge]

You can use Geo::ShapeFile and perl. It is pretty simple to do if you 
have any experience with Perl.

-Steve

Vincent J. Troisi wrote:

> What utility permits one to convert a table in an ascii text file to
> a shapefile?
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> 
> David Bitner wrote:
> 
>> It sounds like you have a list of addresses to geocode after which it 
>> will
>> be a static layer?
>>
>> If this is the case, one thing you could do is geocode all the addresses,
>> either by hand or by writing scripts to interact with one of the 
>> geocoders
>> mentioned before, to add an x and a y field to your table with the
>> addresses.  You could then either convert that to a shapefile, or use the
>> display points from a table method that has been discussed on this list
>> before.
>>
>> You could then query these points the same as any other geographic layer.
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Ed Bourque [mailto:edbourque at hotmail.com]
>> Sent: Monday, June 21, 2004 4:37 PM
>> To: bitner at macnoise.com
>> Subject: RE: [Mapserver-users] free map server/mapping hundreds of
>> addresses on a webpage
>>
>>
>> Hello
>>
>> Thanks for your reply.  Is there a way to get all of these geocoded
>> addresses onto a big US map (and regional, state maps) which could have
>> clickable points?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Ed B
>>
>>
>>
>>> From: "David Bitner" <bitner at macnoise.com>
>>> To: "Ed Bourque" <edbourque at hotmail.com>,
>>> <mapserver-users at lists.gis.umn.edu>
>>> Subject: RE: [Mapserver-users] free map server/mapping hundreds of
>>> addresses on a webpage
>>> Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2004 16:30:43 -0500
>>>
>>> Three TIGER based geocoders are out there right now that I know of:
>>>
>>> The geocoder.us geocoder:
>>> http://geocoder.us/
>>>
>>> The VegGIS geocoder:
>>> http://gis.vegcrew.net/
>>>
>>> The google geocoder:
>>> http://dan.egnor.name/google.html
>>>
>>> ***********************************
>>> David W Bitner
>>> GIS Specialist
>>> Metropolitan Airports Comission
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: mapserver-users-admin at lists.gis.umn.edu
>>> [mailto:mapserver-users-admin at lists.gis.umn.edu]On Behalf Of Ed Bourque
>>> Sent: Monday, June 21, 2004 3:58 PM
>>> To: mapserver-users at lists.gis.umn.edu
>>> Subject: [Mapserver-users] free map server/mapping hundreds of addresses
>>> on a webpage
>>>
>>>
>>> Hello
>>>
>>> I have only the following software (ArcView 3.x) and I would like to be
>>> able
>>> to geocode addresses and map these on a website. I thouht TIGER line 
>>> data
>>> would be the best.... Which data and software would you recommend?
>>> Any help would be appreciated
>>>
>>> Ed B
>>>
>>>
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