Labels that follow streets - like Google maps

[Valik Solórzano Barboza]

Hi Rishi,

We at Geodan (a company in The Netherlands) are really interested in this
extension to the MapServer. Do you know the timeplan and the costs? Will
this extension we provided as a separate dll/shared library so it also can
be used in a different web mapping server or mapping software?

Regards,

Valik

> -----Original Message-----
> From: UMN MapServer Users List [mailto:MAPSERVER-USERS at LISTS.UMN.EDU] On
> Behalf Of Rishi Mehra
> Sent: 15 March 2005 19:18
> To: MAPSERVER-USERS at LISTS.UMN.EDU
> Subject: Re: Labels that follow streets - like Google maps
>
> Hi Steve / All:
>
> The MapText project is not dead atleast on the part of MapText, however we
> never were able to gauge the interest level of the MapServer community to
> be
> able to make a product. We do have a concept ready that we did demonstrate
> to some of the developers of MapServer in the past. If there is genuine
> interest for an add-on (for a cost) package that would yield high quality
> labeling for MapServer, we can hit the market with something in a short
> span
> of time. Let us know of the same.
>
> Regards,
> Rishi Mehra
> MapText, Inc.
> Tel: 609-716-7552
> Fax: 609-716-7553
> www.maptext.com
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Erv McNally" <erv.mcnally at GMAIL.COM>
> To: <MAPSERVER-USERS at LISTS.UMN.EDU>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2005 12:49 PM
> Subject: Re: [UMN_MAPSERVER-USERS] Labels that follow streets - like
> Google
> maps
>
>
> > Hi Steve,
> >
> > I think this would be fantastic. I've been struggling with naming
> > streams and railroads and getting them to look decent. I've been
> > leaning towards using a point file and angling and labeling streams at
> > set locations so I can control where and how the labeling occurs so it
> > looks decent... which most of the time, would leave me with no names
> > when zoomed in.
> >
> > At least if street naming were done, it would be a step in a positive
> > direction.
> >
> > Thanks for your efforts,
> > Erv
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: UMN MapServer Users List [mailto:MAPSERVER-USERS at LISTS.UMN.EDU]
> On
> > > Behalf Of Stephen Woodbridge
> > > Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2005 10:23 AM
> > > To: MAPSERVER-USERS at LISTS.UMN.EDU
> > > Subject: [UMN_MAPSERVER-USERS] Labels that follow streets - like
> Google
> > > maps
> > >
> > > Hi all,
> > >
> > > I love the way Google maps label their streets. The labels bend to
> > > follow the streets. What kind of interest is there from the community
> > > for this type of enhancement?
> > >
> > > I suppose that ideally the developers would like the GD folks or the
> > > Freetype folks to implement this, but it seems like about 2 years
> since
> > > I originally brought it up. There is at least one bug that covers
> this:
> > >
> > > http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=206
> > > (this bug should probably be split into two separate items)
> > >
> > > I think that "label follows" should be raised in priority because the
> > > MapText project has gone away, and this would be a very good feature
> to
> > > have in mapserver. I'm not sure I would "spline" the label, as that is
> > > NOT what other implementations are doing and spline math is Way more
> > > complicated than plunking down characters that are aligned with the
> > > various street segments.
> > >
> > > So, in an effort to gage the community interest in this and hopefully
> > > get a developer to champion this cause, make yourself heard.
> > >
> > > -Steve W.
> > >
> >