Mapping Solutions¶
Open Source Mapping fundamentals
- PostGIS (and also)
- Library that enables GIS data type support for PostgreSQL. Basically just need to install it.
- GeoServer
- Server that is built with Maven among other tools. Once this is installed, it shouldn't require too much configuration unless it becomes the main place where data layers are created.
Both are a part of the OSGeo supported suite, which is worth investigating for other solutions.
Mapping application suites
- Cartaro
- OpenGeo
- This is a branded packaging of the open source tools PostGIS, GeoServer,GeoWebCache, Openlayers and GeoExt
- Need to register to download a copy. Since everything is open source, using the branded version doesn't necessarily make sense unless their plan offers support and/or trainings, and they're needed.
- Leaflet
Data collection apps primarily geared toward humanitarian efforts