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- Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 01:05:39 EST
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- From: decvax!tlogics!info@UCBVAX.BERKELEY.EDU
- Subject: RE: Graphical library/toolkit
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- Jon Marthins (jon@dikas.no) asks:
-
- > I'm going to write a program to view map data efficiently (vectors, areas,
- > symbols etc). I don't want to use a fully configured GIS program.
- >
- > The question is to find a suitable library/toolkit to base such an utility
- > on. The library must handle vectors, filled polygons, raster and vector
- > symbols. It should be possible to use vector symbols to draw lines for
- > example. The viewer will be 2D, but 3D might be needed later. I want
- > to use my own datastructure for storing map objects (i.e attributes to
- > a land area object describes the color and fillstyle for the area).
- >
- > I'm looking for "the best" library for this, i.e the right tradeoff between
- > speed/flexibility/coding complexity. I'm thinking in the lines of
- > Xlib, PEXlib, OpenGL, PHIGS, GKS, Uniras, ???
- >
- > Any recommendations/experiences with these or other ?
- -------------------------------------------------------------
-
- TerraLogics, located in Nashua, New Hampshire USA, provides
- a series of tools for software developers. Their primary
- product, TerraView, is a "C" library of functions that
- supports various mapping operations. TerraView is available
- for 24 graphical operating environments including Macintosh,
- MS Windows 3.1, X Windows (Sun, HP, IBM, DEC. MIPS,
- Intergraph, SCO...)
-
- TerraView is used by developers in: large corporations;
- Federal agencies; systems integrators and other
- organizations that need to imbed mapping in their
- applications. TerraView allows map utilization without the
- overhead associated with linking to external GIS packages.
-
- Mapping operations in both vector and raster formats are
- supported. Map import facilities from TIGER, DXF, SPOT,
- DCW, SIF, ADRG, ETAK, Trimble, DFAD, GBF DIME and WDB II
- are available. A machine dependent layer is available in
- source code for custom graphics environments as well as
- hardware implementation. Additional products from
- TerraLogics include data and consulting services.
-
- For more information contact TerraLogics at:
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