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| Subject: | GISList: New additions to interactive Afghanistan web mapping site |
| Date: |
11/14/2001 09:03:01 AM |
| From: |
Todd Helt |
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Listers,
We have received a number of constructive comments since launching the
interactive Afghanistan web mapping site earlier this month, and have made
some additions to both data content and web accessibility options.
Hopefully these additions will enhance your and other users' experiences
with the site.
Here's the low-down on what's new:
- Expanded geographic area to include Pakistan and parts of Turkmenistan,
Kyrgyzstan, Iran, Tajikistan, and India that adjoin Afghanistan and/or
Pakistan.
- Additional vector data such as airfields, roads, rivers, populated places,
administrative boundaries (states and/or counties), and country boundaries
(including international boundary, cease-fire line, claim line, and defacto
boundary) all taken directly from NIMA VMAP0.
- Vector download...all of the above data layers can be easily downloaded as
shape files via our "clip and ship" feature built into the Maplicity
interface under the "File" pull down menu.
- Custom image processing and image download via the Maplicity "Imagery"
pull down menu, or Maplicity OpenApplet "Image Effects" menu.
- We made the site much more easily accessible for everyone with the data
being made available in all three of the Maplicity viewers (for ESRI's
ArcIMS) depending on a user's hardware/software/connectivity and their level
of GIS expertise. There are now three options: MaplicityHTML doesn't
require the Java plug-in, so is an option for low bandwidth or older
browsers, but doesn't have nearly the functionality and interactivity of the
Java-based Maplicity viewers. Maplicity OpenApplet is a less GIS-centric,
more user friendly interface and sort of intro to on-line GIS (this is the
viewer we originally deployed for the Afghanistan site when launched Nov.
2). The full-blown Maplicity interface is for the GIS professional, and
provides all the tools that are familiar to desktop GIS users (FYI all three
of these viewer's are included in a web server license, so our customers can
provide any and/or all of these options to best meet the needs of their
users)
Here's link: http://www.telemorphic.com/afghan.htm
We would like to include additional data that might be of interest to
visitors to the site, so if any of you have data to contribute please
contact us. We do not have resources to purchase data, but would be pleased
to add a URL link for data contributors.
As always, constructive comments and suggestions are welcome.
Best regards, and have a great GIS Day!
Todd
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Todd F. Helt
President
Telemorphic, Incorporated
748 Gilman Street
Berkeley, CA 94710-1327
Ph: (510) 527-8343
Fax: (510) 527-8364
toddh@telemorphic.com
www.telemorphic.com
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