AI file and mapping with PHP

Hi Guys,

We have a project where by we have a map in ai format (vector format). What
we want to do is to programmatically come up with a solution that say on the
map there is a restaurant at a certain location, that we can zoom into the
map on that specific area.

I really am not sure where to start. I guess image maps arent going to work
are they?

Should I be using the GD library for manipulating the images and doing
zooming? Also will the ai format be supported?

Please guys, any tips, links or help is appreciated.

TIA

Angelo

Angelo Zanetti wrote:
> Hi Guys,
>
> We have a project where by we have a map in ai format (vector format). What
> we want to do is to programmatically come up with a solution that say on the
> map there is a restaurant at a certain location, that we can zoom into the
> map on that specific area.
>
> I really am not sure where to start. I guess image maps arent going to work
> are they?
>
> Should I be using the GD library for manipulating the images and doing
> zooming? Also will the ai format be supported?
>

Hi Angelo,

I can't find anywhere what this is about? Is it a web based solution? Is
it an desktop application? Is it console based?
--

Aschwin Wesselius

/'What you would like to be done to you, do that to the other....'/

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From: Aschwin Wesselius [mailto:aschwin@illuminated.nl]
Sent: 07 May 2008 12:21
To: Angelo Zanetti
Cc: php-general@lists.php.net
Subject: Re: [php] AI file and mapping with PHP



Angelo Zanetti wrote:

Hi Guys,

We have a project where by we have a map in ai format (vector format). What
we want to do is to programmatically come up with a solution that say on the
map there is a restaurant at a certain location, that we can zoom into the
map on that specific area.

I really am not sure where to start. I guess image maps arent going to work
are they?

Should I be using the GD library for manipulating the images and doing
zooming? Also will the ai format be supported?



Hi Angelo,

I can't find anywhere what this is about? Is it a web based solution? Is it
an desktop application? Is it console based?

Hi Aschwin,



Yes it will be a web based solution.



Thanks

Angelo

On Wed, 2008-05-07 at 12:17 +0200, Angelo Zanetti wrote:
> We have a project where by we have a map in ai format (vector format). What
> we want to do is to programmatically come up with a solution that say on the
> map there is a restaurant at a certain location, that we can zoom into the
> map on that specific area.
>

Angelo,

You will need a specialised solution for this, like UMN Mapserver with
PHP/Mapscript. If you need some real, local, help, mail me off list, and
I will see about you guys paying me to do this for you (at SA prices) ;)

Seriously though, you won't get what you want with GD...

--Paul


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Quoting Angelo Zanetti <angelo@elemental.co.za>:

> Hi Guys,
>
> We have a project where by we have a map in ai format (vector format). What
> we want to do is to programmatically come up with a solution that say on the
> map there is a restaurant at a certain location, that we can zoom into the
> map on that specific area.
>
> I really am not sure where to start. I guess image maps arent going to work
> are they?
>
> Should I be using the GD library for manipulating the images and doing
> zooming? Also will the ai format be supported?
>
> Please guys, any tips, links or help is appreciated.
>
> TIA
>
> Angelo
>

I think doing something like this with GD is nearly impossible.

But you could import the vector image in flash/flex. Draw an invisible
grid over it to create some sort of long / lat coordinats.

Or maybe just move to the google / yahoo map API's.

On Wed, May 7, 2008 at 10:05 PM, Thijs Lensselink <dev@lenss.nl> wrote:

> Quoting Angelo Zanetti <angelo@elemental.co.za>:
>
> Hi Guys,
>>
>> We have a project where by we have a map in ai format (vector format).
>> What
>> we want to do is to programmatically come up with a solution that say on
>> the
>> map there is a restaurant at a certain location, that we can zoom into the
>> map on that specific area.
>>
>> I really am not sure where to start. I guess image maps arent going to
>> work
>> are they?
>>
>> Should I be using the GD library for manipulating the images and doing
>> zooming? Also will the ai format be supported?
>>
>> Please guys, any tips, links or help is appreciated.
>>
>> TIA
>>
>> Angelo
>>
>>
> I think doing something like this with GD is nearly impossible.
>
> But you could import the vector image in flash/flex. Draw an invisible
> grid over it to create some sort of long / lat coordinats.
>
> Or maybe just move to the google / yahoo map API's.
>

I guess GoogleMap API can do this. But you are working on javascript ..