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

Mike Mattys mmattys at rochester.rr.com
Thu Sep 3 15:31:51 CDT 2009


Shamil,

Doesn't it simply mean that you'll put a lot of web mapping
programmers in a lower income bracket and only big companies
will benefit?

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Michael R Mattys
MapPoint and Database Dev
www.mattysconsulting.com
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----- 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: Thursday, September 03, 2009 4:03 PM
Subject: Re: [dba-VB]Mapsearch/navigation/business 
objectspresentation/drawing inASP.NETapplication


> 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
>
> -----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 4:58 PM
> To: Discussion concerning Visual Basic and related programming issues.
> Subject: Re: [dba-VB] Mapsearch/navigation/business
> objectspresentation/drawing inASP.NET application
>
> 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
> -
> ----- 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: Thursday, September 03, 2009 5:53 AM
> Subject: Re: [dba-VB] Mapsearch/navigation/business
> objectspresentation/drawing inASP.NET application
>
>
>> 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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