[Mapserver-users] Full fledged TIGER Line Project !

[Tyler Mitchell]

> I am wondering if I need to use 
> Map Script or can the same itasca demo method will drive me there to 
achive 
> this . Have any  one  already done this ? 

You should probably just focus on using the CGI and avoid map script for 
now.  When you hit limitations, then you'll want to dive deeper into 
mapscript, but you are proposing anything too complex yet.  You need to 
have a look at the "query" capabilities in the itasca demo and you'll see 
that you can pass parameters to mapserver to zoom in to features, hilite 
them, etc.  Once you've got this under your belt, then you can use text 
boxes and drop-down lists in your web page for the user to select the area 
to zoom to.

> And moreover I want to render the 
> County maps with "search the location /city " type of queries in a Win 
CE 
> Powered PDAs ( similar to Pocket PC ) So I plan to have the TIGER files 
> stored in USB and then access the files to render the map based on 
queries 

It sounds like you want to run mapserver on a CE device, right?  I don't 
know of anyone who has done this yet, but there was some querying about it 
on the list last week.  If the device had Internet access, that would be 
much much better!