How do we use these tools?
The next few slides will show a few examples of the way in which we use postgis & mapserver, and a live demo will be given if possible.
A map based interface is one of a number of tools that are offered to uses so that they can select areas of interest. Others include a list of areas with checkboxes to select them, and the ability to type in a place name and search for it. We use mapserver to generate the maps that are used to select areas.
A second use is in direct querying of the postgis spatial data; in this case we are using postgis directly, and not using mapserver.