[Geowanking] Open Source Web GIS System Architecture

[Allan Doyle]

I just bumped into another web site chock full of good information,  
thanks to http://www.worldchanging.com/

http://openioos.org/index.html and the wiki that explains it all  
http://twiki.sura.org/bin/view/Main/InteroperabilityDemo

     Allan


On Aug 29, 2005, at 19:04, Gregory Yetman wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Has anyone written (or know of) an end-to-end system architecture  
> paper that uses only open source software and provides the  
> following functions over the net:
>
> -simple map generation
> -uploading of features to a server
> -complex map generation (add layers from servers and local files)
> -catalog search (service and data searches)
>
> I know that this is possible by tying together, say, PostGIS,  
> GeoServer, UDIG, and MapServer, with tomcat/apache, but I'm looking  
> for a good technical overview that explains how these hang together  
> for someone isn't familiar with Open Source web mapping sofware  
> packages. One that suggests multiple solutions and weighs the pros  
> and cons of each would be ideal, but I'm not sure that it exists.
>
> Does either 'Mapping Hacks' or 'Web Mapping Illustrated' fit the bill?
>
> On a few occasions recently folks have asked me if these kinds of  
> functions can be implemented using purely open-source solutions,  
> and it would be nice to have a good reference to point them to.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Greg
>
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