[ka-Map-users] ka-map vs. ArcGIS

[Ed Cooley]

2600 points using Geo Objects will definitely have problems with most
browsers unless you dynamically create and remove them based on the pan and
zoom events.  

>From the example you include it looks like it is not nearly as dynamic as
geo objects are.  I would suggest you try using a map layer or layers with
queries or ajax requests to locate and display information on properties
within a small radius of the mouse click as geo objects or a special layer
for highlighting the selected properties.  

Based on my experience, I would say kaMap and mapserver could perform this
application with acceptable responsiveness.    

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Ed Cooley
Strategy Systems, Inc.
http://www.strategysystems.com
479-271-7400 Fax: 479-271-7401

-----Original Message-----
From: ka-map-users-bounces at lists.maptools.org
[mailto:ka-map-users-bounces at lists.maptools.org] On Behalf Of Henderson, Tim
- Miami
Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2007 8:49 AM
To: Paul Spencer
Cc: ka-map-users at lists.maptools.org
Subject: RE: [ka-Map-users] ka-map vs. ArcGIS

Thanks, we're wondering specifically if there would be performance
differences in geocoding-intensive stuff like this:
http://www.charlotte.com/foreclosure
I'm wonder if there would be performance differences on all those points for
foreclosed houses. This is in ArcGIS and I just haven't seen such an
intensive application in ka-map, but I'll try to reproduce this and see what
happens. 
I'm not interested in the commercial services you pitched offlist. I hope I
can keep my e-mail address public without inviting more pitches for
consulting services.
regards,
--tim

	-----Original Message----- 
	From: Paul Spencer [mailto:pspencer at dmsolutions.ca] 
	Sent: Tue 3/27/2007 9:01 PM 
	To: Henderson, Tim - Miami 
	Cc: ka-map-users at lists.maptools.org 
	Subject: Re: [ka-Map-users] ka-map vs. ArcGIS
	
	

	Tim,
	
	I'm not a former ArcGIS user, but I'd have to say that it all
depends 
	on what you need your solution to do.
	
	ka-Map, MapServer, MapGuide Open Source OpenLayers, MapBuilder, 
	etc ... are all very capable open source packages with healthy 
	communities, solid code bases, and a variety of consulting firms 
	willing and able to support you, but each one has particular 
	strengths and weaknesses.  None of them (arguably) could compete
with 
	ArcGIS for breadth of functionality at this point in time, but 
	specific packages will do things better than ArcGIS.  And you have 
	the advantage of being able to talk directly with the developers,
get 
	bugs fixed, get new functionality etc.
	
	Your best bet is to outline what functionality you need and we'll 
	point you in the right direction :)
	
	Cheers
	
	Paul
	
	PS if you have the money to buy ArcGIS, you could spend it on
getting 
	trained in open source technologies or having a complete solution 
	developed for you by someone.
	
	On 27-Mar-07, at 6:58 PM, Henderson, Tim - Miami wrote:
	
	> We're considering ka-map as an alternative to ArcGIS Server. The 
	> price is certainly right and it's very impressive what it can do 
	> right out of the box. But some here say, well, if we have a chance

	> to buy ArcGIS we should do that, and play with ka-map in our spare

	> time, because it's so expensive that if ka-map fails to do what we

	> need, we'll never get the money again to go back to ArcGIS. Any 
	> thought out there from former ArcGIS folks? Am I crazy to think it

	> can do everything?
	> Tim Henderson
	>
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