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What embeddable web-based maps exist?

Some of the ones I'm familiar with (in no particular order): Google Maps (http://code.google.com/apis/maps/index.html) Bing Maps (http://www.microsoft.com/maps/developers/) Yahoo Maps ...
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Algorithm to find nearest point

I've a list of a few hundred cities with their latitude/longitude. Given another location (also in lat/long) I need to find the nearest city. As I don't use any GIS, by now the obvious algorithm is ...
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Java, GIS knowledge…What next?

I know programming in Java and I am familiar with GIS concepts as well. I do GIS programming using javascript and PHP. I want to now do it using Java. How should I go about it? PLease let me know ...
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Embedded spatial database for Java

Are there any embedded spatial databases for Java? I've come across H2 Spatial, but it was difficult to tell the status of that and if it can be used as an embedded spatial database. thanks, Jeff
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Add map making to java desktop software

In my project (a desktop application) I need to create a map with three layers, basic geographic layer at the bottom, a GSM coverage area layer on top of it, and then a location based services layer ...
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How to build tile server from Openstreetmap data for beginner?

I am a beginner at GIS and I am developing a Java Application which needs a map. (The map would specifically be of just one city in the Philippines.) I have researched on different ways to do this and ...
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How would I create my own geocoding web service

I would like to write a geocoding web service for genealogy in Java. Because it is for genealogy, I don't need to go down to the street level. I only need to go down to the county. Looking at ...
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Data visualization and maintenance tool

Background Looking to leverage an existing GIS system for exploring organizational data. Architecture The following figure represents a high-level overview of the system's desired features: The ...
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Is it good practice to manage all JTS spatial objects as abstract Geometry instances?

I'm new to all this GIS business, and am developing a Java web app using the JTS library. I'm trying to get my head around the JTS classes and how they're supposed to be used. I have some existing ...
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Find nearest POI of given GPS coordinates

I am new to GIS and need to achieve the following: Find the nearest train station or bus stop of given GPS coordinates in a Java application. Since there are many coordinates to be checked, an ...
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What does it mean to QI and how is it done?

I'm new to Esri's Arc* interfaces, and trying to figure out how to register an existing table using the ArcObjects API. The following question answers this to some extent: Is there any way to write a ...
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How to parse KML data using geotools?

Geotools contains some packages dealing with KML: org.geotools.kml and org.geotools.kml.bindings. I assume it was designed to parse KML data. Do you know how to use it?
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Need an Algorithm to Determining Polygon Borders

I'm currently writing a program in Java and I'm dealing with polygon objects. I want to create a different color border between touching objects depending on their class (i.e. land, ocean, etc). I ...
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GIS Application for online map and journey planner

I am planning to implement an online map application with journey planner for a city. I don't have any experience in GIS development but I have a few years of experience in Java development. So ...
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How to add Opencarto to a Geotools project?

I've installed geotools through maven (and m2ecplise) but i'm not able to add opencarto library to my project. (As you can guess, I'm new to java) I tried by adding opencarto's main folder as library ...

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