Static Map

[KMCB]

Hello,

I'm interested in creating a static map of a region in the US. This
map would be set into a picture format, so I can add it to a
document. I would like it to contain some town names and road
information. Then I would like to add points, based on LAT and LONG,
that can be labeled with information I provide.

I have done some searching, Google Maps probably will not work because
of the License. WuGeo does not seam to have the details. I was
considering tw.openlayers, but do not know if that is the best
starting point. If I could not create the picture from Python, would
use tw and then create a screen shot to get started.

Does anyone have thoughts on a better approach?

KMCB

 

[Andrew MacIntyre]

Hello,

I'm interested in creating a static map of a region in the US. This
map would be set into a picture format, so I can add it to a
document. I would like it to contain some town names and road
information. Then I would like to add points, based on LAT and LONG,
that can be labeled with information I provide.

I have done some searching, Google Maps probably will not work because
of the License. WuGeo does not seam to have the details. I was
considering tw.openlayers, but do not know if that is the best
starting point. If I could not create the picture from Python, would
use tw and then create a screen shot to get started.

Does anyone have thoughts on a better approach?

While web-centric, you might find
http://www.alistapart.com/articles/takecontrolofyourmaps
an interesting read.

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[KMCB]

Andrew,

You are correct, that article was very beneficial. It helped me
understand the stack, much better.

Thanks,

kmcb