Re: Freegis-list Digest, Vol 37, Issue 7

Hi Cayla,

There are several GIS viewers you can evaluate. A good url, in which
you can find a lot of resources is : http://freegis.org. Try gvSIG,
one of the best.

cheers,




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> From: "Cayla Buell" <[email protected]>
> To: [email protected]
> Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2006 14:56:57 -0700
> Subject: [Freegis-list] looking for data viewer
> All-
>
> I know there are a number of GIS data viewers available, but I haven't found
> one yet that has all the features I would like.  I'm sure I've missed
> something, so I hope somebody out there can help me!
>
> There are 3 main features I am looking for:
> 1) hyperlinking and joining tables.
>
>
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: "Cayla Buell" <[email protected]>
> To: [email protected]
> Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2006 15:17:01 -0700
> Subject: [Freegis-list] data viewer wanted
> All-
>
> Sorry about my previous unfinished post.  I accidentally hit send...
>
> Anyway, I am looking for a data viewer, and have yet to find one with the
> features I need.  There are four main features I'd like, in addition to what
> is "standard" (use shapefiles as a data source, zooming, getting information
> about features, etc).
>
> 1)  Joining/relating tables and hyperlinking.  I'd like to be able to open
> hyperlinked files for a given feature, but I don't want to store this
> information in the shapefile dbf.  I want to be able to join the tables with
> a one-to-many relationship (ie a single feature has many links) and open
> files/URLS from a field in the joined table.
>
> 2) Selecting and exporting features.  I want to be able to select certain
> features and export the selected table data to a new file.  This could be a
> .dbf, .csv or .xls.
>
> 3)  Editing.  I DO NOT want the user to be able to edit the data in any way.
>  I don't want them to be able to change anything in the shapefile features
> or table.  I don't want the user to be able to add or delete anything.
>
> 4)  It needs to be simple and easy to install.
>
> Those are the three key things I am looking for.  Although I do a little
> programming, I am not great at it and therefor would like something that
> involves a minimal amount of programming, if any at all.    I am looking for
> something that is free, but I am open to other suggestions.
>
> So, if anybody knows of anything available, I'd love to hear it!  Thanks for
> your help.
>
> Cayla Buell
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Ari Jolma <[email protected]>
> To: Cayla Buell <[email protected]>
> Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2006 07:31:44 +0300
> Subject: Re: [Freegis-list] data viewer wanted
> Without knowing the use cases, it seems to me that a web application
> could be worth thinking about. They surely are easy to install from the
> user's point of view and it is easy to control what the user can do. If
> a desktop application is a must, then I suggest you start from QGIS,
> MapWindow, uDig or something of that sort with a nice look and
> professional approach to installation and select one. The requirements
> that you have for the features could be satisfied with a plug-in with a
> few dialog boxes. The plug-ins require some programming and every
> platform has its own set of techniques for developing them.
>
> Ari
>
> Cayla Buell kirjoitti:
> > All-
> >
> > Sorry about my previous unfinished post.  I accidentally hit send...
> >
> > Anyway, I am looking for a data viewer, and have yet to find one with
> > the features I need.  There are four main features I'd like, in
> > addition to what is "standard" (use shapefiles as a data source,
> > zooming, getting information about features, etc).
> >
> > 1)  Joining/relating tables and hyperlinking.  I'd like to be able to
> > open hyperlinked files for a given feature, but I don't want to store
> > this information in the shapefile dbf.  I want to be able to join the
> > tables with a one-to-many relationship (ie a single feature has many
> > links) and open files/URLS from a field in the joined table.
> >
> > 2) Selecting and exporting features.  I want to be able to select
> > certain features and export the selected table data to a new file.
> > This could be a .dbf, .csv or .xls.
> >
> > 3)  Editing.  I DO NOT want the user to be able to edit the data in
> > any way.  I don't want them to be able to change anything in the
> > shapefile features or table.  I don't want the user to be able to add
> > or delete anything.
> >
> > 4)  It needs to be simple and easy to install.
> >
> > Those are the three key things I am looking for.  Although I do a
> > little programming, I am not great at it and therefor would like
> > something that involves a minimal amount of programming, if any at
> > all.    I am looking for something that is free, but I am open to
> > other suggestions.
> >
> > So, if anybody knows of anything available, I'd love to hear it!
> > Thanks for your help.
> >
> > Cayla Buell
> >
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