[TriLUG] How do you do this on the web?

[Chris Calloway]

Ron Joffe wrote:
> I have a single graphic of several counties displayed on a web page....I would 
> like to read a set of data containing x.y coordinates and plot a dot on the 
> county graphic dynamically, realizing that the coordinates in the data set 
> would need to be translated to the coordinate set of the graphic.  I would 
> also like to make the dot that just got plotted, a hot spot on the graphic so 
> when a user hover's over it or clicks on it, I can pop up a small detail 
> window with additional information.  The additional information and x,y 
> information will be contained in a flat file which will be updated 
> periodically (say every x minutes).

http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/
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http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/webmapping/
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http://apress.com/book/bookDisplay.html?bID=443
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or

http://www.openlayers.org/

or

http://www.google.com/apis/maps/
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http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/googlemapshks/index.html
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http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0471790095.html
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http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/mappinghks/index.html
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-- 
Sincerely,

Chris Calloway
http://www.seacoos.org
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