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Chapter 2 Understanding Autodesk MapGuide
User-Updatable Map Resources
You can create server applications that give users the ability to update map
resources from their browsers. These resources can be database map layers,
attribute data associated with a feature, or even the SDFs themselves.
Updating a database from the browser uses the same mechanisms that
reports use.
For example, you could create a “crime watch” application. The application
would include an HTML form where users could add map points repre-
senting crime incidents, as well as attribute data describing details of the inci-
dents. Subsequent users could use the form to add their own comments to
the database. In another example, you could create a redlining tool for
surveyors. Using this tool, workers in the field could add polylines repre-
senting lot lines to the SDFs so that the changes would be visible to anyone
else viewing the map. For more information, refer to the
Autodesk MapGuide
Developer’s Guide .
What Is Autodesk MapGuide Application
Development?
The Autodesk MapGuide application development process allows you to add
Autodesk MapGuide functionality to your Web site. The entire process
includes writing the client-side and server-side code, as well as the steps
involved in designing your Autodesk MapGuide project and server layout,
setting up an Autodesk MapGuide Server and a Web server, gathering your
data, and creating your HTML pages.
The following are eight main tasks involved in setting up your Autodesk
MapGuide Web site and developing applications:
1 Familiarize yourself with GIS and the Autodesk MapGuide product
architecture.
2 Design your system, by deciding which Web server to use, whether to use
multiple servers, the directory structure for your project, how you will
implement security, and so on. Determine whether you will require users
to install Autodesk MapGuide Viewer, or whether you want to use Lite-
View to serve maps with limited interactivity.
3 Set up your server. This includes installing and configuring your Web
server, installing Autodesk MapGuide Server, installing a reporting engine,
setting up a development environment, and adding files to the server.