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06 Oct 04 |
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The Tiger Map Server dynamically generates road maps of the U.S. and serves
them using a built in web server. The backend data files are provided by
the US Census, and contain data for land, water, road, etc. across the
United States. Esri.com has taken the tiger map server and converted it to
shapefiles, which are free to download.
The Tiger Map Server works as a simple httpd server. It connects to a port,
and returns jpeg maps over http. The URL string specifies the lat/lon/scale
as well as the width and height of the image requested. This design make it
extremely easy to integrate the Tiger Map Server into existing websites or
custom apps. As well as serving jpegs, the server can also return the raw
pixel data. This is much easier to deal with in a C/C++ app, like my Car
Computer project.
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