On Friday 14 November 2003 20:41, Curtis Vaughan wrote: > Is anyone aware of Linux-based application capable of proving visual > geographical tracking? > > To be more specific: > We are a fishing company. Every daily we receive reports from our > vessels about their location, water temp and depth, fish caught, > weather, fuel, etc., etc. > This data is entered into a database. It would great to have an > application that could take that data and put it on a map. This way > we could track trends, perform historical analyses, etc.
Interesting! > I realize there is probably nothing specifically that meets our > needs, but close enough that with a little reprogramming would, in > fact, work. I am not aware of any specific software, however, I would assume that what you want falls within the domain of Geographical Information Systems, usually abbreviated GIS. While I haven't tried any such system there are many of them available, there is a site that seems to have a comprehensive overview: http://freegis.org/ I think you will find something there that would get you started. Best, Kjetil -- Kjetil Kjernsmo Astrophysicist/IT Consultant/Skeptic/Ski-orienteer/Orienteer/Mountaineer [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Homepage: http://www.kjetil.kjernsmo.net/ OpenPGP KeyID: 6A6A0BBC -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
