New to Mapserver

[David H. McCoy]

The customers will be expected to supply their own maps or floorplans from 
whatever source they deem appropriate.

I need a map for development purposes. Somethng large enought to pan 
around, something that can be zoomed, something to which I can add marker, 
preferably something free that I can go grab.

On Wed, 19 Dec 2007 12:49:48 -0500, Ed McNierney <ed at TOPOZONE.COM> 
wrote:

>David -
>
>Well, I may be correct, but you didn't answer my question <g>.  The 
availability and sources of map data - whether free or not - varies widely by 
geography, and if you can tell us what geography you're interested in 
(floorplans in Antarctica?) we might be able to suggest good sources.
>
>     - Ed
>
>Ed McNierney
>Chief Mapmaker
>Demand Media / TopoZone.com
>73 Princeton Street, Suite 305
>North Chelmsford, MA  01863
>ed at topozone.com
>Phone: +1 (978) 251-4242
>Fax: +1 (978) 251-1396
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: UMN MapServer Users List [mailto:MAPSERVER-
USERS at LISTS.UMN.EDU] On Behalf Of David H. McCoy
>Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2007 11:48 AM
>To: MAPSERVER-USERS at LISTS.UMN.EDU
>Subject: Re: [UMN_MAPSERVER-USERS] New to Mapserver
>
>You are correct!  
>
>The application will support maps and floor plans.  The floorplans will 
definitely 
>be supplied by the user of the application on a per need basis. However, I 
>thought that the geographic maps were to be *only* public domain. In 
>actuality, the user of the application would purchase geographic maps 
based, 
>in a format supported by mapserver, based on whatever needs they are 
trying 
>to fulfill.  I'd thought that I was rebuffed when suggesting purchasing certain 
>items in the past, put there is an understanding that a user of the 
application 
>would at least potentially have to purchase maps.
>
>And there was my mistake. I thought purchasing data was off the table, but 
>this isn't the case at all.
>
>On Wed, 19 Dec 2007 11:34:07 -0500, Ed McNierney <ed at TOPOZONE.COM> 
>wrote:
>
>>David -
>>
>>The answer to your question about data depends greatly on what portion 
of 
>the Earth you are interested in.  Is this a global mapping application, or 
limited 
>to a smaller geography?
>>
>>     - Ed
>>
>>Ed McNierney
>>Chief Mapmaker
>>Demand Media / TopoZone.com
>>73 Princeton Street, Suite 305
>>North Chelmsford, MA  01863
>>ed at topozone.com
>>Phone: +1 (978) 251-4242
>>Fax: +1 (978) 251-1396
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: UMN MapServer Users List [mailto:MAPSERVER-
>USERS at LISTS.UMN.EDU] On Behalf Of David H. McCoy
>>Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2007 11:00 AM
>>To: MAPSERVER-USERS at LISTS.UMN.EDU
>>Subject: Re: [UMN_MAPSERVER-USERS] New to Mapserver
>>
>>Thanks for the reply Bart.  It seems I misunderstood the part of the 
>initiative. 
>>I thought that the customer wanted to try to do this with some kind of 
>public 
>>domain maps, which is not the case. They are prepared to purchase the 
>maps, 
>>after all.
>>
>>
>>Well, I'll get to work and come up with some *real* questions. 
>>
>>Thanks again!
>>
>>David H. McCoy