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Web Mapping Illustrated
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MapServer
Web Mapping Illustrated
Using Open Source GIS Toolkits
By?a href="http://www.oreillynet.com/cs/catalog/view/au/1898">Tyler燤itchellFirst Edition June 2005
ISBN: 0-596-00865-1
367 pages, $39.95 US, $55.95 CA, £28.50 UK
Table of Contents
Foreword
Preface
1. Introduction to Digital Mapping
The Power of Digital Maps
The Difficulties of Making Maps
Different Kinds of Web Mapping
2. Digital Mapping Tasks and Tools
Common Mapping Tasks
Common Pitfalls, Deadends, and Irritations
Identifying the Types of Tasks for a Project
3. Converting and Viewing Maps
Raster and Vector
OpenEV
MapServer
Geospatial Data Abstraction Library (GDAL)
OGR Simple Features Library
PostGIS
Summary of Applications
4. Installing MapServer
How MapServer Applications Operate
Walkthrough of the Main Components
Installing MapServer
Getting Help
5. Acquiring Map Data
Appraising Your Data Needs
Acquiring the Data You Need
6. Analyzing Map Data
Downloading the Demonstration Data
Installing Data Management Tools: GDAL and FWTools
Examining Data Content
Summarizing Information Using Other Tools
7. Converting Map Data
Converting Map Data
Converting Vector Data
Converting Raster Data to Other Formats
8. Visualizing Mapping Data in a Desktop Program
Visualization and Mapping Programs
Using OpenEV
OpenEV Basics
9. Create and Edit Personal Map Data
Planning Your Map
Preprocessing Data Examples
10. Creating Static Maps
MapServer Utilities
Sample Uses of the Command-Line Utilities
Setting Output Image Formats
11. Publishing Interactive Maps on the Web
Preparing and Testing MapServer
Create a Custom Application for a Particular Area
Continuing Education
12. Accessing Maps Through Web Services
Web Services for Mapping
What Do Web Services for Mapping Do?
Using MapServer with Web Services
Reference Map Files
13. Managing a Spatial Database
Introducing PostGIS
What Is a Spatial Database?
Downloading PostGIS Install Packages and Binaries
Compiling from Source Code
Steps for Setting Up PostGIS
Creating a Spatial Database
Load Data into the Database
Spatial Data Queries
Accessing Spatial Data from PostGIS in Other Applications
14. Custom Programming with MapServer's MapScript
Introducing MapScript
Getting MapScript
MapScript Objects
MapScript Examples
Other Resources
Parallel MapScript Translations
A. A Brief Introduction to Map Projections
B. MapServer Reference Guide for Vector Data Access
Index