Hi all,
I read about the project idea 'Zoom search' [0] on GSoC 2011 Ideas List and I think the concept applies to GIS data more than anything else.
Unlike other data types spatial data almost always needs a graphic visualizer to make it more useful. Unless visualized you can't figure out what the the data relates to, can'f figure out geographical data in your head without projecting longitude/latitude pairs onto a map. So I propose a data visualizer for GIS data as a part of 'OpenGIS support' [1], suggested in GSoC 2011 Ideas List.
Zooming, text on hovering and other actions suggested under Zoom search would make this visualization also a source for search and clicking on an item would take you to browse the corresponding data. This would make GIS data compatible with Zoom search proposed.
I would much appreciate your comments on this idea.
[0] http://wiki.phpmyadmin.net/pma/GSoC_2011_Ideas_List#Zoom-search [1] http://wiki.phpmyadmin.net/pma/GSoC_2011_Ideas_List#OpenGIS_support http://wiki.phpmyadmin.net/pma/GSoC_2011_Ideas_List#OpenGIS_support -- Thanks and Regards,
Madhura Jayaratne
Le 2011-02-05 06:11, Madhura Jayaratne a écrit :
Hi all,
I read about the project idea 'Zoom search' [0] on GSoC 2011 Ideas List and I think the concept applies to GIS data more than anything else.
Madhura,
transforming GIS data into a map is a good idea and can be proposed along with OpenGIS support. However I still think that this zoom-search concept applies to general data as well.
On Sat, Feb 5, 2011 at 5:02 PM, Marc Delisle marc@infomarc.info wrote:
Le 2011-02-05 06:11, Madhura Jayaratne a écrit :
Hi all,
I read about the project idea 'Zoom search' [0] on GSoC 2011 Ideas List
and
I think the concept applies to GIS data more than anything else.
Madhura,
transforming GIS data into a map is a good idea and can be proposed along with OpenGIS support. However I still think that this zoom-search concept applies to general data as well.
Hi Marc,
I agree. I saw that Kasun has shown an interest in implementing Zoom search. I would like to collaborate with him or anyone else who's doing Zoom search to support its implementations for GIS data.
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Marc Delisle