FlashNavigator Archives - Digital Urban https://www.digitalurban.org/blog/category/flashnavigator/ Data, Cities, IoT, Writing, Music and Making Things Thu, 04 Jun 2009 12:52:00 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://www.digitalurban.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Dulogosm-1.png FlashNavigator Archives - Digital Urban https://www.digitalurban.org/blog/category/flashnavigator/ 32 32 Flash based GIS: FlashNavigator https://www.digitalurban.org/blog/2009/06/04/flash-based-gis-flashnavigator/ https://www.digitalurban.org/blog/2009/06/04/flash-based-gis-flashnavigator/#comments Thu, 04 Jun 2009 12:52:00 +0000 http://digitalurban.net/?p=1329 FlashNavigator is a rapid development framework, used for publishing geospatial (GIS and CAD) data with Adobe Flash technology in web, desktop and mobile applications. As their website states – unlike...

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]]> FlashNavigator is a rapid development framework, used for publishing geospatial (GIS and CAD) data with Adobe Flash technology in web, desktop and mobile applications. As their website states – unlike other solutions it provides tiled vector to vector conversion of GIS and CAD files and database formats to Flash. Adobe Flash utilizes a vector file format (SWF) which makes it great for GIS and CAD applications. The format is also optimized in consideration to size, making it great for environments like the Internet.

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The movie above provides an insight into the system, while Flash is all well and good we do have a few reservations in terms of its use for all but a basic GIS. Due to the use of vector data Flash can quickly slow down according the amount of data loaded, a mix of vector and prerendered tiles – such as used MapTube – but with a higher level of functionality is perhaps a good half way house.

See http://www.flashnavigator.net/ for info and demos…

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