[dba-VB] Mapsearch/navigation/business objectspresentation/drawing inASP.NET application

Hi Mike,

OK. If I can "GET" Mapstraction with something else open source (read
"free") to implement the referred below functionality then I'd try to "GIVE"
back developed here free/open source DotNetNuke (DNN) module wrapping that
functionality to be reused by others - would that be a "fair exchange"? :)

Maybe I should ask it that way - do you know what provider Mapstraction
talks to here:

http://www.holidaylettings.co.uk/search_easy.asp#loc_country=26

I mean you mentioned that the above site's map navigation is developed using
Mapstraction - maybe you know also what GIS data/API provider it's used
there?

The only functionality, which is needed here currently is:

- to show a country map with regions/states;
- highlight/show tooltip of region/state on mouse move;
- zoom region/state when it's clicked by mouse;
- highlight sub-regions (if any).

Purchasing advanced commercial GIS systems for the above functionality is
looking currently excessive here (for my customer).

Thank you.

--
Shamil

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Shamil,

I can't be quoted as an authority on this because I don't really
understand "open source" in a world based upon "GET" instead
of "GIVE"  ... perhaps I need to attend LAW school (ha ha!)

However, It appears that OSM is free but Mapstraction does not yet
'talk' with OpenStreetMaps. They are planning to do so.

Then again, they seem to be asking for participation in the project ...

-
Michael R Mattys
MapPoint and Database Dev
www.mattysconsulting.com
-
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> Hi Mike,
>
> Thank you.
>
> Would that be correct assumption that using Mapstraction with 
> OpenStreetMaps
> is free for commercial Web applications? And when my customer will get 
> some
> "fat" it will be not that complicated to switch to GoogleMaps or other
> commercial GIS solution providers as Mapstraction provides good JavaScript
> abstraction layer?
>
> Thank you.
>
> --
> Shamil
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dba-vb-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:dba-vb-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Mike Mattys
> Sent: Thursday, September 03, 2009 4:41 AM
> To: Discussion concerning Visual Basic and related programming issues.
> Subject: Re: [dba-VB] Map search/navigation/business
> objectspresentation/drawing in ASP.NET application
>
> Hi Shamil,
>
> It is Mapstraction
>
> -
> Michael R Mattys
> MapPoint and Database Dev
> www.mattysconsulting.com
> -
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Shamil Salakhetdinov" <shamil at smsconsulting.spb.ru>
> To: "'Discussion concerning Visual Basic and related programming issues.'"
> <dba-vb at databaseadvisors.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 02, 2009 2:38 PM
> Subject: [dba-VB] Map search/navigation/business 
> objectspresentation/drawing
>
> in ASP.NET application
>
>
>> Hi All,
>>
>>
>>
>> I hae a project where I was requested to implement something like the
>> following map search/navigation
>>
>>
>>
>> http://www.holidaylettings.co.uk/search_easy.asp#loc_country=34
>>
>>
>>
>> in an ASP.NET application. The customer is a small company, and they 
>> can't
>> currently afford Google Maps API rates for commercial usage.
>>
>>
>>
>> Do you know any economic alternatives/third-party tools as e.g. on the
>> referred web page?
>>
>> BTW, do you know what tools used for map navigation on that referred 
>> above
>> web page?
>>
>>
>>
>> Thank you.
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>> Shamil
>>
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