The Art of Web Cartography\\
Free Data, Free Software, Open Standards\\
Brian Pitts\\
Barcamp Atlanta\\
Oct 14, 2007

======What we'll do======
  * Find and work with geographic data.
  * Expose data through Mapserver.
  * Interact with data through Openlayers.

======What we won't do======
  * Store geographic data in a database (Postgis).
  * Use WFS-T to let clients modify data (Geoserver).
  * Save the state of maps (WMC and OWSC standards).
  * Cache raster map tiles (Tilecache).

======Finding Geodata======
  * Your tax dollars at work
  * http://ergodd.zoo.ox.ac.uk/eden/index.php?p=57
  * http://biogeo.berkeley.edu/bgm/gdata.php
  * http://www.diva-gis.org/Data.htm

======Understanding it======
  * Most common format is ESRI's shapefile
  * GDAL tools
  * Quantum GIS

======Exposing It 1======
  * Open Geospatial Consortium
  * http://www.opengeospatial.org/
  * Web Map Service
  * Web Feature Service

======Exposing It 2======
  * UMN Mapserver
  * http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/
  * CGI Program written in C
  * Configuration in mapfile

======Interacting with It======
  * OpenLayers
  * http://openlayers.org/
  * Javascript client with friendly API

======Further Reading======
  * sample configurations +
  * more links +
  * examples
  * coming soon