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Posted by Uffe Kousgaard on November 15, 2004, 3:54 pm
Please log in for more thread options It is something similar to Mapxtreme java or ArcIMS I have in mind, i.e.
serverside action that delivers a map in your browser. Support for SHP
files is great.
Both deegree and geoserver looks very interesting. Which one is the most
active / mostly use? GeoServer looks most appealing to me, so far.
> Uffe Kousgaard wrote:
> > Are there any open source, free java mapping engines available, that
can
> > be used to create a basic website? I have found OpenMap and geoTools
so
> > far, but would like recommendations on what is best, most popular
etc.
> >
> > Regards
> > Uffe
> >
> If you are wanting to create a website then perhaps you will want to
use
> a Web Map Server (WMS) or a (Web Feature Server). OpenMap and
Geotools
> can give you a WMS but as I understand it their main use is as applets
> or thick clients.
>
> Deegree (http://deegree.sourceforge.net) is a WMS/WFS/WCS written
Java,
> as is GeoServer (not a WCS though). (geoserver.sourceforge.net).
>
> Depending on your requirements you might not need to write any Java,
> in which case MapServer (c++) is very cool!
>
> HTH
>
> Norman Barker
>
>
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