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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=253400204-08042009><FONT face=Arial
color=#000080 size=2>Sorry for the empty emails before...</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=253400204-08042009><FONT face=Arial
color=#000080 size=2>Here it goes ...</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=253400204-08042009><FONT face=Arial
color=#000080 size=2>Hi Erik,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000080 size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=253400204-08042009><FONT face=Arial
color=#000080 size=2>there are many option in open source Web GIS and I
encourage you to look at a JavaScript client called OpenLayers (OL) </FONT><A
href="http://www.openlayers.org"><FONT face=Arial color=#000080
size=2>www.openlayers.org</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial color=#000080 size=2> . OL
can be used to pull in data from many sources including base street maps such as
Google, and Microsoft Virtual Earth and your own data. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000080 size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=253400204-08042009><FONT face=Arial
color=#000080 size=2>One of the most important/far reaching decisions for your
project will be if you will want/ or have to publish your own data... If
so you have to have some kind of server where you can install your
software (for example a map rendering engine such as MapServer or Geoserver)
host the data (and database e.g. PostGIS. Below is a list of some options for
servers:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000080 size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=253400204-08042009><FONT face=Arial
color=#000080 size=2>From most expensive (1) to cheapest (4) here are some
options for a GIS server:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000080 size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=253400204-08042009><FONT face=Arial
color=#000080 size=2>1. Amazon EC2server 10c/US /hour = about $72 US
/month </FONT><A href="http://aws.amazon.com/ec2/"><FONT face=Arial
color=#000080 size=2>http://aws.amazon.com/ec2/</FONT></A><BR><FONT face=Arial
color=#000080 size=2>2. "web assisted hosting" - everything installed: </FONT><A
href="http://www.hostgis.com/assisted/"><FONT face=Arial color=#000080
size=2>http://www.hostgis.com/assisted/</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial color=#000080
size=2> (50$ a month is cheap for this ! )<BR>3. </FONT><A
href="http://www.slicehost.com/"><FONT face=Arial color=#000080
size=2>http://www.slicehost.com/</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial color=#000080
size=2> virtual server "slice" starting at 20$/month<BR>4. "Shared hosting"
Account e.g. at Dreamhost for 5.95 - 9.95 $ US/month </FONT><A
href="http://www.dreamhost.com"><FONT face=Arial color=#000080
size=2>http://www.dreamhost.com</FONT></A><BR><FONT face=Arial color=#000080
size=2>With Code "ZPULLEYFULL" (compare </FONT><A
href="http://www.reprojected.com/geoblog/category/gis-projects/"><FONT
face=Arial color=#000080
size=2>http://www.reprojected.com/geoblog/category/gis-projects/</FONT></A><FONT
face=Arial color=#000080 size=2> ) then the first year is only 23$ US
(Code discount is $97 US!). To install something there is a little tricky, but
here are instructions to do it: </FONT><A
href="http://www.reprojected.com/geoblog/how-tos/gis-on-a-shared-hosting-environment-the-magic-of-not-having-root/"><FONT
face=Arial color=#000080
size=2>http://www.reprojected.com/geoblog/how-tos/gis-on-a-shared-hosting-environment-the-magic-of-not-having-root/</FONT></A><FONT
face=Arial color=#000080 size=2> </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000080 size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=253400204-08042009><FONT face=Arial
color=#000080 size=2>Below is an extract from an email I sent yo other people
asking me about similar topics to get you started:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000080 size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=253400204-08042009><FONT face=Arial
color=#000080 size=2>Implementing Web GIS Solutions using open source software
(by Karsten <BR>Vennemann) </FONT><A
href="http://terragis.net/docs/presentations/open_source_gis_overview_terragis_2008.pdf"><FONT
face=Arial color=#000080
size=2>http://terragis.net/docs/presentations/open_source_gis_overview_terragis_2008.pdf</FONT></A><FONT
face=Arial color=#000080 size=2> - prepared for a talk at the 2008 WAURISA
Conference </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000080 size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=253400204-08042009><FONT face=Arial
color=#000080 size=2>The State of Open Source GIS (by Paul Ramsey, 42pp)
<BR></FONT><A
href="http://terragis.net/docs/presentations/TheStateofOpenSourceGIS.pdf"><FONT
face=Arial color=#000080
size=2>http://terragis.net/docs/presentations/TheStateofOpenSourceGIS.pdf</FONT></A><FONT
face=Arial color=#000080 size=2>. <BR>This is an excellent Introduction to Open
Source Geospatial Software <BR>Projects. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000080 size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=253400204-08042009><FONT face=Arial
color=#000080 size=2>Web Sites listing a plethora of OS Geospatial projects
(also quoted in document 1 above - if this appears to be too much of a Jungle
for you start with reading the overviews above first)
<BR> Free GIS Project </FONT><A
href="http://www.freegis.org/"><FONT face=Arial color=#000080
size=2>http://www.freegis.org/</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial color=#000080 size=2>
<BR> Open Source GIS list </FONT><A
href="http://opensourcegis.org/"><FONT face=Arial color=#000080
size=2>http://opensourcegis.org/</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial color=#000080
size=2> <BR> Map Tools </FONT><A
href="http://maptools.org/"><FONT face=Arial color=#000080
size=2>http://maptools.org/</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial color=#000080 size=2>
</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000080 size=2></FONT> </DIV><SPAN
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><BR><FONT face=Arial color=#000080 size=2>What is Open
Source (GIS)? <BR>Open source means that the source code is available to the
general public for use, distribution, and modification from its original
<BR>design free of charge (among a long list of other requirements). While most
open source geospatial software is built on the standards of the Open Geospatial
Consortium (OGC) the term “Open Source” it is not synonymous with Open Standards
because both proprietary and open source software can be compliant with the OGC
Open Standards </FONT><A href="http://www.opengeospatial.org"><FONT face=Arial
color=#000080 size=2>http://www.opengeospatial.org</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial
color=#000080 size=2> OSGeo is the organization that supports the development of
the highest quality open source geospatial software.http://www.osgeo.org
</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000080 size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#000080 size=2>If you have more
questions <SPAN class=253400204-08042009>do not hesitate to </SPAN>call or
send an email I am happy to help</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000080 size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#000080
size=2>Cheers<BR>Karsten</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000080 size=2></FONT> </DIV>
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