Comments on: Must it always be Google Maps? http://joesonic.com/blog/2008/05/16/must-it-always-be-google-maps/ What is special about Geospatial? Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:20:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: soutschek.com - dive into the map » Blog Archive » Excitement and frustration of Google Maps announcements http://joesonic.com/blog/2008/05/16/must-it-always-be-google-maps/comment-page-1/#comment-652 soutschek.com - dive into the map » Blog Archive » Excitement and frustration of Google Maps announcements Sat, 17 May 2008 07:08:26 +0000 http://joesonic.com/blog/?p=234#comment-652 [...] you can afford to do without a substantial set of free geodata, then you may answer the question, “must it always be Google Maps?” with a clear “no”! For example, follow the Open Layers Blog and you have a pretty good [...] [...] you can afford to do without a substantial set of free geodata, then you may answer the question, “must it always be Google Maps?” with a clear “no”! For example, follow the Open Layers Blog and you have a pretty good [...]

]]> By: Reuben http://joesonic.com/blog/2008/05/16/must-it-always-be-google-maps/comment-page-1/#comment-651 Reuben Sat, 17 May 2008 00:29:35 +0000 http://joesonic.com/blog/?p=234#comment-651 I think we're looking at two solutions to two problems here. Problem one > I have no GIS background or data, and I want to publish a map of how to get to my house. Answer one = google maps, yahoo maps, http://zoomin.co.nz/map/nz/ Problem two > I have just done some GIS analysis and I now want to publish the results online. Answer two = OpenLayers, Tilecache, GeoServer, Ka-Map etc I bet there are thousands of web developers out there who know how to implement the google maps API, but have no idea what a TAB / SHP / WFS etc is. Sorry about this but it's Saturday, so I'm trying to be funny -> Must it always be google ads? I think we’re looking at two solutions to two problems here.

Problem one > I have no GIS background or data, and I want to publish a map of how to get to my house. Answer one = google maps, yahoo maps, http://zoomin.co.nz/map/nz/

Problem two > I have just done some GIS analysis and I now want to publish the results online. Answer two = OpenLayers, Tilecache, GeoServer, Ka-Map etc

I bet there are thousands of web developers out there who know how to implement the google maps API, but have no idea what a TAB / SHP / WFS etc is.

Sorry about this but it’s Saturday, so I’m trying to be funny -> Must it always be google ads?

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