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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Hi everyone,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>I’ll be the most inexperienced of the group for
sure. I have exactly one mapserver application out there, and that was
thanks to a lot of help, especially from Tyler (THANKS AGAIN!!!!!).<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>I work at a web development / tech support company in the <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Sacramento</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">CA</st1:State></st1:place>
area named Inspired Developers Group (<a href="http://www.idghelp.us/">www.idghelp.us</a>).<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>My exposure to mapserver started and so far is limited to
one client that is in the real estate analysis industry. He needed his
subscribers to be able to choose future building projects and be able to view
them on a dynamic map that showed major cross streets. Probably a very
simple implementation of the very basics of the server, but it was very
challenging for me..and honestly a lot of fun. Currently we are
using mapserver in conjunction with a windows coldfusion server which connects
to MS sql and feeds dynamic data to the mapserver. We have some great
graphics people here and flash folks so my next step is to build an even better
interface hopefully flash based and that is likely going to be the main focus I
will work on, the user interface. I am also very interested in learning
sources (free and pay) for layer data. The current major street and minor
street data that I have at this point is really old and not very accurate and
takes away from the perceived abilities of the mapserver from my clients
perspective. I’ll be working this week on researching data sources,
so if you know of any I’d GREATLY appreciate the input. I am also
interested in what kind of live online data services are out there, like the
satalite imagery one that tyler showed me, that is really neat! I am also
particularly interested in finding unqiue user friendly ways of showing
extended data along with the dynamic map to the end user. Such as when
hovering over a point on the map having a information bar or box say some stats
about that area, allowing users to enter pinpoints on the map based on their “Custom”
projects (street address??).. creating professional printer friendly reports
including the maps.. stuff like that. We have a second client that just
signed off on another real estate industry mapping component to their intranet
that will dynamically map local resources based on a primary project property..
so that might be interesting.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Lastly, I’m a 32 year old male, Gemini, married, 5
kids (yep, I’m a slow learner.. 5 kids =] ) haha<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Have fun everyone, I hope I’m not just a drain on the
group and truly hope to be able to help where I can.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Jeramie Gatchell<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Sr. Project Developer<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Inspired Developers Group<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Jeramie@idghelp.us<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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