[mapserver-users] Displaying maps on the mobile

[Rahkonen Jukka]

Hi,

A few years ago I had a try with MapLab by creating an MapLab application using pure http controls for zooming and panning.  It worked fine with mobile device I had that time (iPaq and another PDA that was running on .NET 4.0) over first generation GPRS connection.  MapLab is gone but if you adjust the SIZE in the mapfile to suit the screen size of the mobile device the image file size should not be any problem.

-Jukka Rahkonen-

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> Lähettäjä: mapserver-users-bounces at lists.osgeo.org 
> [mailto:mapserver-users-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] Puolesta padma priya
> Lähetetty: 12. kesäkuuta 2009 13:57
> Vastaanottaja: mapserver-users at lists.osgeo.org
> Aihe: Re: RE: [mapserver-users] Displaying maps on the mobile
> 
> Thanks Stephen. I have a web GIS application which runs on 
> firefox or IE.
> But it does not display map on the mobile browser. The basic 
> architecture is this: PHP page, invoking  mapserver through 
> mapfiles. I was thinking if I can get a image output from 
> mapserver which was reduced/compressed in size it may solve 
> the problem. when i create a basic border outline kinda map 
> the image generated through shp2img is about 600kb which is a 
> lot to display on a mobile. Maybe that is the reason my web 
> page does not display on the mobile browser?
> -----Original Message-----
> From: "stephen kelly" <steve at sjk.net.au>
> Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2009 20:23:19 +1000
> To: "padma priya" <vppriya at tenet.res.in>, 
> <mapserver-users at lists.osgeo.org>
> CC: 
> Subject: RE: [mapserver-users] Displaying maps on the mobile
> 
> Hi,
> 
> Technically MapServer does not know or care, what it is 
> creating a map for, it is the website built around MapServer, 
> that matters.
> 
> But the simple answer is Yes - it can be done - we here have 
> done 3 different solutions that we have done for mobiles.
> 
> a) - simple browser (mobile or normal web browser) based that 
> will work on any phone with a browser
> 
> b) - advanced functions and maps in a client side application 
> for windows mobiles
> 
> c) - advanced JavaScript website that works on iPhones / blackberries
> 
> I hope this help, if you want any more information I will 
> (should) be around most of the weekend and can talk to you 
> more about this.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Stephen Kelly
> www.Peepel.com 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mapserver-users-bounces at lists.osgeo.org
> [mailto:mapserver-users-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of padma
> priya
> Sent: Friday, 12 June 2009 8:06 PM
> To: mapserver-users at lists.osgeo.org
> Subject: Re: [mapserver-users] Displaying maps on the mobile
> 
> Thanks but does mapserver support map creation for the mobile browser?
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