[ka-Map-users] Future of ka-map?

[Stephen Woodbridge]

Hi all,

I think that the primary development effort has moved over to 
OpenLayers.org This is a Javascript Web 2 library that has a very active 
development, it supports tiled mapping like ka-map, but support many 
more tile data providers. You can continue to use the tile.php to 
provide your tiles. I also has a very active development community.

While it is my believe that ka-map will continue to be around for a 
while and developers will support it, you are unlikely to see any/much 
major development of this code base.

I would strongly recommend that you review OpenLayers and if you do not 
find it a good fit, then post a message to the OpenLayers list. Many of 
us that started on ka-map have migrated our applications and have been 
very happy with the support we have gotten from the list and the rich 
features that have been made available in OpenLayers.

Of course there is no reason to move a complete running application 
unless you are looking at doing some additional major development, then 
you need to weigh the cost of migrating and developing in the new 
environment vs just continuing in the ka-map environment. This was an 
easy decision for most of us, and we moved to OpenLayers, but only you 
know the specifics of your situation.

Best regards,
   -Stephen Woodbridge

Alessio Di Lorenzo wrote:
> Hi Roman,
> 
> I share your own worries about the developing of new ka-map versions 
> (and interfaces). While similar project (but, imho, less 
> interesting...), like pmapper, are continuing to release new versions, 
> ka-map appear to be freezed to the 1.0 by months...
> 
> I'm quite sure there's a good reason. Ka-map is for me, actually, the 
> best mapserver php-mapscript framework. Fore example, nore of the other 
> frameworks I saw, even if using ajax, offers to the users the 
> possibility to navigate a map "continuosly" like in google maps (open 
> layers gives this possibility... but ol is another thing...) and it is a 
> very appreciated possibility by the end-users. I know it for sure...
> 
> Some months ago I read something about the idea to merge OL and Ka-map, 
> but at the moment I have no new information about (my fault). In the 
> last days I read also something about the integration of routing 
> functionalities thanks to pgroute, but I don't know if this could be 
> related with the releasing of new ka-map versions.
> 
> Alessio
> 
> 
> 
> Roman Meier ha scritto:
>> Hi list
>>
>> I developed a prototype based on ka-map about one year ago. At that 
>> time I was
>> very much convinced that ka-map is a great product with a great 
>> future. I’m not
>> that sure again.
>>
>> A few days ago I did some research on ka-map and I’m a little bit 
>> worried about
>> the future of ka-map. It seams, that ka-map is not developed again. Since
>> almost one year we still have the same first release. I also found 
>> some info
>> about the merge of openlayers and ka-map.
>>
>> Some days ago, a client asked me, if I could do some changes to the 
>> prototype I
>> developed. Before I do that, I must know, if the ka-map project has 
>> come to an
>> end or not. Should I better switch to another similar project?
>>
>> Thanks in advance for your opinion!
>>
>> Roman
>>
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