RIMapper and RIMapperWMS

RIMapperWMS

This is the homepage of our proof-of-concept implementations for online dissemination of spatial information, using our concepts and ideas of a SDI^LIGHT architecture. "SDI^LIGHT" stands for a Spatial Data Infrastructure that uses relatively simple, low-cost, yet powerful ways of sharing data and applications, applying Open Standards and Open Source software. The project (and thus this site's contents) is an informal project to be worked on if time permits, and is therefore slow-moving and limited in scope. At present the site gives access to:

The RIMapperWMS project:

First official release: 1.0. Since the 1.0b bèta version, it is now a fully functional version 1.1.1 Basic Web Map Service. The GUI has been improved by including a layer switcher and an info tool (thanks to input from Bram Ton), and is now draggable. A transcoder has been added for the ability to output PNG and JPEG.

Try out RIMapperWMS 1.0 GetMap & GetCapabilities interfaces.

Read about RIMapperWMS:
- A presentation (from a workshop at SVGopen 2010) [2.2 Mb PDF]
- An introductory paper [1.2 Mb PDF]
- A poster [1.6 Mb PDF]
Software:
- The RIMapperWMS Java server application to install yourself [readme, installer files & instructions]
- The JavaDoc of the Java classes
- The source code of the Java classes and the auxiliary files [94kB zip]

The original RIMapper project (now deprecated):

Examples:
- RIM SVG experiments (as presented at SVGOpen2003)
Software:
- The original RIMapper server application to install yourself [readme, installer files & instructions]
- shp2mysql loader 0.4 [512 Kb ZIP archive]:
  this program takes in ESRI shape files and outputs SQL command files suitable for use in the MySQL database (onwards from version 4.1.0). Use these file as source files in the MySQL command line client, or as "scripts" in the MySQL Query Browser. Win executable and C source code included.
Paper on the original RIMapper project:
- paper "RIMapper - A test bed for online Risk Indicator Maps using data-driven SVG visualisation"
  [280 Kb PDF file of paper and SVG site with presentation slides]

For the SVG map you will need an SVG-capable browse – Native SVG renderers: FireFox 1.5+, Opera 9+, Safari 1.3+ (or Chrome and other browsers based on WebKit), IE9 (preview 4+); or others using external libs: a Javascript library (eg. SVGweb or Rafael) or the Adobe SVG viewer (IE plugin).

Barend Köbben - last changes 14-Oct-2010
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