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color=#0000ff size=2>Clark,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff size=2>1) Yes you can; we've been using raster [wms] backdrops
extensively in many of our ka-map implementations. I've found however, that
speed can suffer (from mildly to greatly) depending on the number and complexity
of rasters used (duh). Also, best results are obtained when using PNG24 for
this, but you'll have to 'hack' ka-map to enable PNG transparency, so that
'layering' works in IE. (There's a thread for that here: <A
href="http://lists.maptools.org/pipermail/ka-map-users/2005-August/000235.html">http://lists.maptools.org/pipermail/ka-map-users/2005-August/000235.html</A>). If
these two concerns can be leveraged, the results are very nice (I have an
example of this here: <A
href="http://mds.glc.org/kamap_cvs3/">http://mds.glc.org/kamap_cvs3/</A>).</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff size=2>2. Assuming you take the time</FONT></SPAN><SPAN
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api's source code and consult </FONT></SPAN><SPAN
class=593094019-13092005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>the mailing-list
archives, you should be able to get up and running within a weekend, or week,
depending... Although ka-map is a relatively new creation, it's still very
functional at this early stage.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff size=2>-pete</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> ka-map-users-bounces@lists.maptools.org
[mailto:ka-map-users-bounces@lists.maptools.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Clark
Endrizzi<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, September 13, 2005 2:17 PM<BR><B>To:</B>
ka-map-users@lists.maptools.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> [ka-Map-users] Highly
Interested Developer with some questions<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>I run a development group that is developing a real estate
application.(web based). It's PHP and from the start we have had the idea
of including mapping software to integrate with mapping stuff. We've
looked at multiple web based mapping vendors, including Arc IMS, but haven't
found something that we consider a good solution. We want something that
is easy to use like Google maps but also very flexible. Furthermore it's
important that we have the ability to include it in our mostly closed source
applicaton. <BR><BR>I'm not really a mapping guru as most of my incomplete
knowledge comes from a mapping group in the same building so I have some basic
questions about whether we can use ka-map and contribute to it as well.
<BR>1. Can you use aerial photography with ka-map? We use aerials
provided by air photo USA and want to use that on our web based stuff. I'm
guessing right now only street maps are supported. With aerials, we need
to use these images (they come in jpeg) and associate their world files (which
have the projection ifnormation in them). Is this something that could be
done with this software (if it doesn't exist now could it be realistically
added?).<BR><BR>2. Could we expect to use this stuff by the end of the
year? Based off the examples it looks like ka-map is pretty far
along...<BR><BR>Actually that's probably all the questions for now since our use
of ka-maps is contigent on them. Currently we have four developers
including myself with pretty extensive experience in web development, javascript
(including just starting to get into "ajax" stuff). I hope it's clear that
we're not trying to selfishly use and expect ka-maps to work for us as we're
willing to improve it to meet our needs if it doesn't have the
functionality. <BR><BR>I hope this can work out since you have done
excellent work! <BR><BR>Thanks,<BR>-- <BR>-Clark
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