I just found this - should I just follow this, or are there more recent instructions?
nitin On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 4:16 PM, Nitin Gadia <[email protected]> wrote: > ... also, should I consider installing the whole OpengGeo suite? > > nitin > > On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 4:11 PM, Nitin Gadia <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> To give some background - Broadly speaking, I want to help create an open >> online mapping platform like openstreetmap that does polygons (OSM only does >> lines). >> >> Basically, I'm envisioning something where someone can add polygons such >> as historical nations, and then be able to animate them. I should be able to >> type in, say, "1900" and see the way the world was then. I can then edit a >> map, changing and adding polygons, and their colors and metadata. I should >> also be able to view areas by, say, population density and other statistics. >> >> I've received a great deal of help on the OSGeo general mailing list: >> (1) http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/discuss/2011-July/009188.html >> (2, continued) >> http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/discuss/2011-August/009200.html >> >> >> >> As of now, I am considering installing both mapserver via geomoose and >> geoserver, and trying them both out. >> >> >> Some more questions: >> Does anyone think there is a way I can just use the tools through a server >> providing the tools as a free service? >> If I should just go ahead and install everything on my own server, I was >> thinking of setting up a server through godaddy, a third-party service. Is >> this a bad idea? I don't want to have any problems, and they're good with >> customer support. I have no experience setting up a server on my own... >> >> >> Nitin >> >> On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 4:11 PM, Nitin Gadia <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Hello, >>> >>> I would like to install a server, and install geoserver on it. >>> How do I do this?? >>> I'm very new to doing this, so please bear with me. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Nitin >> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BlackBerry® DevCon Americas, Oct. 18-20, San Francisco, CA The must-attend event for mobile developers. Connect with experts. Get tools for creating Super Apps. See the latest technologies. Sessions, hands-on labs, demos & much more. Register early & save! http://p.sf.net/sfu/rim-blackberry-1 _______________________________________________ Geoserver-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/geoserver-users
