"Web mapping is the process of designing, implementing, generating and delivering maps on the World Wide Web ..."
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Wanting to build Web Mapping Application
I am wanting to build a web mapping application and am trying to gather all the pieces that I'll need. Is it possible to build REST services with opensource Geoserver from an ArcMap document and tools ...
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KML files to IPad securely? Altitude and shape problems in Google Earth
Does anyone know any options for maintaining privacy of the files and getting them onto iPad using Google Earth?
Using Google account to link to Google Earth, privacy settings in Google my maps are ...
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Vector Layer not visible in openlayers
I'm trying to create a map where I have one wms layer and then a vector layer which is created from a kml file - held in the same directory as the web page.
I'm trying to implement the cluster ...
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Is dynamically generating Choropleth maps a solved problem?
I am trying to work out what mapping tools I would need to use to dynamically create Choropleth maps from our data.
I am working on a project where the backend is a big database of statistics, and ...
3
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1answer
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Geoserver Link to External MS-Access Database
Is there a way that I can link a shape (as a polygon, with a LINK_ID = 12345) from Geoserver and have it open or link to the specific information (LINK_ID_DB = 12345) within an online Web Microsoft ...
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244 views
What is the Market share for open source web-GIS systems?
I would like to know the market share of 3 web-GIS systems, deegree, GeoServer, Geomajas).
Which one is more popular? Are there any evaluations regarding the market share of open source web-GIS ...
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How to integrated GIS functionality into an existing web-based business process management software?
in a project I am doing, there is a need to combine data from different sources into a GIS and show it in one map. The data could be from ERP system like SAP or other sources.
which tool could be used ...
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3answers
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What are cloud-based alternatives to Google Fusion Tables?
I'm a beginner in web-mapping. I was playing around with Fusion Tables, but I realized that I had too much data to display.
So here's my question, what are some alternatives to Fusion tables? I have ...
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Setting up an online map site [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Steps to Start Web Mapping
I have taken on setting up a database which stores information of an annual country-wide survey of alien aquatic weeds, linked to a GIS ...
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1answer
223 views
How to embed ESRI maps on my website
I've got a website where I'd like to insert maps with some placemarks (restaurants, points of interest, ...). I'm tired of Google Maps and like to use ESRI basemaps. Is it possible to do this?
I'd ...
3
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2answers
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Tilecache seeding with mapserver doesn't generate tiles
I'm attempting to seed my tile cache on the server for use within OpenLayers for a few zoom levels, however the script doesn't seem to be working at all and everything I try I just get the same ...
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2answers
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How to decide what type of GIS to use for my study project?
I'm a student and currently taking a self directed project course.
In our assignment, we were given a bunch of shapefiles and the goal is to make a tool, which would display all the data based on ...
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Make Openlayers request WMS tiles only within a certain bounds
Is there a way to actually tell openLayers not to request tiles out of particular bounds?
I want the rest of map and other layers still accessible, so maxExtent on map is not an option for me. I ...
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2answers
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How to 'highlight' a selected country?
All,
Over the past several days I've read as much as possible regarding the OpenLayers API (within a JavaScript/jQuery environment), yet I'm still having trouble in getting my head around what I ...
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1answer
75 views
How to Display Live Incoming Smartphone Images with Ushahidi on a Map
I have not yet used Ushahidi and I could not find the answer on their website to my question.
Can I easily do the following?
setup an Ushahidi server/map,
go outside to make photos with my ...
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1answer
123 views
Is it necessary to add Tile layer background?
Is it necessary to add tile layer for making a GeoJSON data rendered in web browser using Leaflet or any other API ?
I have a geoJSON data (I obtained the GeoJSON data by converting .shp file to ...
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2answers
226 views
Why is my shapefile not visible in Tilemill?
I have 3 layers of vectors (shapefiles) that I've loaded into Tilemill. However, nothing is visible in Tilemill. What am I doing wrong, and what should I do to get my map to show up?
This is part ...
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1answer
143 views
Add a mbtiles file to TileMill
is it possible to add a mbtiles file as TileMill layer?
Thank you,
Andrea
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622 views
Visualizing large datasets with Leaflet
When using Leaflet to visualize a large dataset (GeoJSON with 10,000 point features), not surprisingly the browser crashes or hangs. A sub-sample of 1000 features from the same dataset works ...
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1answer
152 views
Add TMS layer in Tilemill
is it possible to add a TMS layer to TileMill to compose a map?
If yes, how is it possible to do it?
Thank you very much,
Andrea
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3answers
429 views
What kind of AWS configuration is needed for running a low-to-medium bandwidth Web map app?
Does anyone have experience with running Web maps (tile server + client JS scripting) on Amazon Web Services (S3, EC2 etc...)? What kind of AWS configuration is needed for running a low-to-medium ...
3
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2answers
228 views
Design question: what's the role of WFS-T in this kind of webapp?
I have more experience in "traditional" (Java EE) webapp development, and I am trying to figure out a decent design for a mapping web application.
My application has a map, and users can see and edit ...
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1answer
167 views
Using Geocode Service Published to ArcGIS Server Within Silverlight Web Map
I'm trying to replicate this sample on my web map. I have been able to build it successfully as-is within VS 2010. However, I run into some issues when I try to get it to work with my services. ...
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WMS WMTS TMS Server Stress Tool
Someone knows about a tool that test the cpu usage, memory, IO Read/Write with MapProxy or a WMS, WMTS, TMS Server?
Like a 'Web Stress tool' that test Server with concurrent clients request and ...
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Looking for ready tools to display real-time positions online
we want to show that in a big city like Palermo, cycling can be the fastest tool (and at the same time the most ecological). We will give 4 smartphones to 4 users, and there will be 4 ways to move: ...
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1answer
154 views
Resources for learning to create mobile GIS Apps using Windows 8 Metro?
I have no experience with either mobile apps or Windows 8 Metro. Are there any good resources out there that would be good for getting started from ground zero? Thanks for helping a noob out!
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How can I integrate user comments with a web-map?
I'm wondering about the best strategy to incorporate user comments and user added points to a map. The best example that I can find of this is ushahidi with an example of how users can add information ...
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1answer
131 views
How to build a website or mobile app with a routing capability?
I want to build a website/mobile app for my school that shows the direction between two points similar to Google's directions API, but not with Google maps. I've got map shapefiles and GPS ...
3
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1answer
562 views
What is the difference between Leaflet and Mapbox?
What is the difference between Leaflet and Mapbox, and how are they used together?
Like the API and what exactly are they and is Mapbox using Leaflet?
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244 views
How to layer statistics from Excel onto a map?
Would another free app or program be better and easier to do this than mapbox.com ?
I simply want to layer census 2010 data by shading areas onto a map like on theatlanticcities.com/posts/map/ & ...
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Does Leaflet always work in decimal degrees?
I'm looking into Leaflet and I'm surprised that it doesn't (seem to) specify coordinates in Web Mercator like other popular APIs, but instead uses decimal degrees.
Are all coordinates in Leaflet ...
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2answers
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How can a browser argument be used to position a web-map
How can I enable the unique location and zoom level of a user on a web-map to be shared?
For example, if a user zooms to lat: 75, lon: 35, zoom: 8, I would like to be able for the user to share that ...
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278 views
Creating a GeoExt Action from OpenLayers Function
I am trying to create a GeoExt function out of this OpenLayers function, which displays the getFeatureInfo.
I was able to create this GeoExt.Action() but it does not give me any output. Any idea ...
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What is the best open-source web mapping solution for handling 3000+ polygons
I have 3000+ polygons which represent watersheds (18 main watersheds). At the first stage all the 18 watershed will show and their list will be placed in the left sidebar. If any user mouse over the ...
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Loading geojson like map tiles in modestmaps
I have a map that's using modestmaps.js quite nicely so far. However, under my naive implementation around 200kb of data is loaded at each zoom level to be rendered as markers (it's in geoJson, but ...
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How to change icons for Leaflet markers when using cluster plugin?
I'm using Leaflet MarkerCluster. I created a MarkerClusterGroup as markers1 as you can see. There's about a hundred points I have written like var addressPoints in this format:
var addressPoints = ...
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What open-source web mapping solution I need to use for this situation?
I will try to explain what I need to do. I have about thirty KML polygons. I need to put them on some satellite map. On the top of these layers (KMLs, satellite) there must go layer with roads. I ...
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Looking for interactive map visualization software that allows user input
I am looking for a software tool that allows to create maps which can be customized by the user later on. To be more concrete: the user should be able to choose different indicators, create his own ...
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Map uploading and showing in qgiscloud
I want to upload a map in qgiscloud and show it in aweb browser. I was trying to do it using the qgiscloud plugin from QGIS desktop. It shows an error when i am trying to upload data. The screenshot ...
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Can I use Google maps tiles in OSM for Iran?
I use Google maps in my application but because this service has limitation (2500 request per day for Geocoding) I want to use OSM instead of Google maps.
But OSM doesn't cover Iran as well as Google ...
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What are some good examples of geospatial UI's
I am interested in understanding and applying practical geo-spatial examples for some of the transportation data that I have. I have several geocodes that I will pull from the database, and display in ...
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Calling a custom tool from Python script
I have a script based gp tool published on web (via Flex App). The script goes to many different mxds to write a report.
Then I created another model to do some geoprocessing in a different toolbox ...
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Problem with panning and zooming in OpenLayers
I'm interested in detecting when a user moves or pans a map so that I can run a new query on a database based on their location. However, the following code causes the panning and zooming controls to ...
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How to create an interactive map with JQuery and HTML?
I want to develop a map in JQuery and HTML. It needs to show world country borders. It must be enabled mouse hover effect and also popup (when mouse over) in which I can add my own text.
What JS ...
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How to add content below the map with Javascript? [closed]
Is it possible to enable some container below the map with JVectorMap? I have some links for all states which needs to appear when user clicks on state. I am new with Javascript so please help me.
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Web mapping with Openlayers
On a pedestrian wayfinding scenario, I need to drape some extruded buildings close to the road as the user navigates along the road on a 2D Map Background. I hope I can use OpenLayers and ReadyMap for ...
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How to put zipcodes data onto a web map?
This is to create a cellphone coverage map. I'm being given a list of zipcodes and need to create a detailed static cellphone map (plus, ideally, an interactive zoomable map) of cellphone coverage ...
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30,000 data points… can this be reasonably served using openlayers?
I'm trying to tackle a web GIS problem and need to figure out the best strategy. I have a map with 30,000 cells on it forming a grid for the province of Alberta. I have a list of data points for ...
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Using web mapping and geocoding to track genealogical data
Over the last year I have gotten involved in researching my family tree. My paternal grandfather came from a remote island in the Atlantic, along with hundreds of others of his generation, and many of ...
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OpenLayers change feature's style
Working with OpenLayers 2.11, I'm desperately trying to change my feature style as the user selects it (fairly simple I agree!).
Indeed, It seems easy but I can't see where It fails, perhaps someone ...
