mapzoom
This package can be used to put clickable, zoomable, maps on the web.
For an example of an online map that uses this software, see
The software in this distribution takes an existing image, slices it
into panels at various levels of magnification. This is done once
when the map is created. Then, a CGI script lets the user pan and
zoom from panel to panel. The map images must be provided as GIF
files, and can be created through various means, for example with
drawing software such as Adobe Illustrator, or from a GIS database
using software such as ArcInfo/ArcView. Because this system is based
on static panels, rather than images dynamically generated from a GIS
database, it does not give the user infinite control over the area
shown, layers shown, and so on. If you want to create maps
dynamically from GIS data, the mapserver project is a good
alternative.
However, one advantage to using static images is that you have more
control over what they look like, and the system responds faster for
the user.
This package allows you to make certain regions clickable as
links to other web pages. It adjusts the clickable regions
on each panel automatically. Clickable regions can be
created from points, lines, or polygons in a GIS shapefile.
November 19, 2004