location of a point on a map -regarding

[Vijay Sundar Rajaram]

Hi all,
           I am new to this group and have just started experimenting with
the features Mapserver provides, with an installation of ms4w and maplab. I
have read through the archives and have seen software on freegis.org among
other sites. I am a total newbie when  it comes to GIS and there is a whole
lot of talk about layers and vectors and what not ! I basically need a map
server that would serve me a map with a location point (say marked with 'X')
when I input a Geo / civic address. I would like to know what image formats
support this detail. I cannot use something like Google Map API for the
level of detail is insufficient for my needs and I don't host the Map in the
first place. Kindly let me know the image formats that I should use for the
maps so that when I query the database of maps with a Geo/civic address, I
will have a map open up with the location marked with 'X'.

I am truly grateful to the various open source communities that have helped
each other in building a wonderful variety of tools for GIS/Mapping. Looking
forward to hearing from you. Thanking you in advance.

Thanks
Regards
Vijay
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