Location based solutions maps & your location
This document discusses location-based solutions and mapping technologies. It begins by asking how big the market is for location-based startups in India and lists several positive factors like improved mobile positioning, GIS content, and user awareness. It then gives examples of common location-based apps like navigation and advertising. The document outlines the author's experience with technologies like maps generation, GIS data, and GPS devices. It recommends using Mapnik or Mapserver for mapping and TileCache for tile generation. It also discusses using OpenLayers, JavaScript, Ajax and jQuery for client-side development. In closing, it diagrams the author's approach to building such a system using components like PostGIS, Shapefiles, Mapnik and TileCache
![Open Layers
Main supporter “MetaCarta”
object-oriented JavaScript library (using Prototype.js and Rico library)
Lets you add maps to any web page by embedding OpenLayer.js
no server-side dependencies
Easily reusable component
...similar to Google Maps and MSN Virtual Earth Web Mapping APIs
“Slippy map style”
Input Formats
Tile sources: Virtual Earth, Worldwind, Yahoo & Google Maps, WMS
Vector layer input: KaMap, MapServer, GeoRSS, WFS, [KML]
Standard Tools
Google Like zoom bar,
standard functions
like zoom in/out pan](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/locationbasedsolutions-mapsyourlocation-120225144104-phpapp01/85/Location-based-solutions-maps-your-location-12-320.jpg)
Location based solutions maps & your location
- 1. LOCATION BASED SOLUTIONS - MAPS & YOUR LOCATION MATTERS! 26th Feb 2012 -Ritesh Ambastha, CEO – iWillStudy.com
- 2. 2012 - “The Year of LBS” in India? How BIG is the market for location based startups in India?
- 3. Good News Mobile Positioning GIS Content for LBS Improvement in Handset Profiles Increased Mobile Operators Interest for new VAS Increased User Awareness Development Tools & Platforms
- 4. LBS Apps – Yes, You use those daily
- 5. LBS Apps – Yes, You use those daily Recommending social events in a city Requesting the nearest business or service Turn by turn navigation to any address Locating people on a map displayed on the mobile phone Location-based mobile advertising
- 6. My Experiences •Cell Triangulation •Maps Generation •Handling Shapefiles •Cartography •GPS Devices
- 8. GIS Engine - Web 1. Mapserver 2. Geoserver 3. Mapnik 4. Mapguide
- 9. My Suggestion – Mapping Engine Use Mapnik OR Mapserver Make beautiful maps Uses the AGG graphics library, which offers world-class anti-aliasing rendering with subpixel accuracy for geographic data.
- 10. TileCache TileCache provides a Python-based WMS-C/TMS server, with pluggable caching mechanisms and rendering backends. Generate tiles – 256x256 for Web & 128x128 for Mobile (My Recommendation)
- 12. Open Layers Main supporter “MetaCarta” object-oriented JavaScript library (using Prototype.js and Rico library) Lets you add maps to any web page by embedding OpenLayer.js no server-side dependencies Easily reusable component ...similar to Google Maps and MSN Virtual Earth Web Mapping APIs “Slippy map style” Input Formats Tile sources: Virtual Earth, Worldwind, Yahoo & Google Maps, WMS Vector layer input: KaMap, MapServer, GeoRSS, WFS, [KML] Standard Tools Google Like zoom bar, standard functions like zoom in/out pan
- 13. GPS Coordinates Map Overlays Search Engine Query (To be taken in separate session) Refresh rates – Updating Coordinates
- 14. My way of looking at this system S Searching e a M OpenLayers Indexing r a c p TileCache Sphinx/Solr h s Mapnik PostGIS Shapefiles (GIS Data)
- 15. My coordinates @riteshambastha Facebook/Twitter/LinkedIn ritesh@iwillstudy.com