From e0b2e2cd5445d52ea0dde2998e37d1bedec20c03 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: floledermann Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2011 03:28:30 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] Updated Learning Mapnik (markdown) --- LearningMapnik.md | 73 +++++++++++++++++++++++------------------------ 1 file changed, 35 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-) diff --git a/LearningMapnik.md b/LearningMapnik.md index a709f29..67c8760 100644 --- a/LearningMapnik.md +++ b/LearningMapnik.md @@ -1,64 +1,61 @@ - - - - -# Learning Mapnik -== Background == +## Background -*How to Approach Map Design* - * MapDesign -- use Mapnik to design better looking maps! +[[MapDesign]] -- use Mapnik to design better looking maps! -*How to understand GIS Concepts* - * [wiki:IntroductionToGIS] -- a brief intro to the world of mapping systems - * Projections, geodetics, and polygons, oh my... +**Understanding GIS Concepts** + +* [[IntroductionToGIS]] -- a brief intro to the world of mapping systems +* Projections, geodetics, and polygons, oh my... ## Core Topics -*How to Style your Maps* - * SymbologySupport +**How to Style your Maps** -*How to combine Map styles and Layers* - * See the MapnikTutorials - * XML Mapfile details [wiki:XMLConfigReference] +* [[SymbologySupport]] -*How to read in data* - * PluginArchitecture +**How to combine Map styles and Layers** -*How to use the Mapnik Python Bindings* - * See the python api docs here: http://media.mapnik.org/api_docs/python/ - * You can generate these docs yourself too, look at source:trunk/docs/epydoc_config/readme.txt - * Check out the MapnikTutorials and the references at ExampleCode - * Study applications like Cascadenik or Nik2img at http://mapnik-utils.googlecode.com/ +* See the [[MapnikTutorials]] +* XML Mapfile details [[XMLConfigReference]] -*How to use Custom Fonts* - * UsingCustomFonts +**How to read in data** -== Performance == +* [[PluginArchitecture]] -[wiki:OptimizeRenderingWithPostGIS] -- Optimize rendering speed and simplify the stylesheet with PostGIS +**How to use the Mapnik Python Bindings** + +* See the python api docs [here](http://media.mapnik.org/api_docs/python/) +* Check out the [[MapnikTutorials]] and the references at [[ExampleCode]] +* Study applications like Cascadenik or Nik2img at http://mapnik-utils.googlecode.com/ + +**How to use Custom Fonts** + +* [[UsingCustomFonts]] + +## Performance + +[[OptimizeRenderingWithPostGIS]] -- Optimize rendering speed and simplify the stylesheet with PostGIS ## Advanced Topics -MapnikRenderers -- Render with AGG or Cairo +[[MapnikRenderers]] -- Render with AGG or Cairo -LabelingSupport -- Discover the intricacies of label placement. +[[LabelingSupport]] -- Discover the intricacies of label placement. -OutputFormats -- Which format to use based on speed, quality, and rendering tradeoffs. +[[OutputFormats]] -- Which format to use based on speed, quality, and rendering tradeoffs. [Generating Contours](http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/Contours) - Using Mapnik with GDAL to build contours of the world. -ManagingLargeXmlFiles -- Do things once and only once using XML entities. +[[ManagingLargeXmlFiles]] -- Do things once and only once using XML entities. -[Hooking up Mapnik to PostGIS](/wiki:PostGIS/) +[[Hooking up Mapnik to PostGIS|PostGIS]] -[Scale and Scale denominators](/wiki:ScaleAndPpi/) -- Scale, Projection and Pixels Per Inch: what it means for determining the scale of your rendered and printed maps. +[[ModServer]] -- An experimental mod_python server for Mapnik -ModServer -- An experimental mod_python server for Mapnik +[[IntegrateWithWxPython]] -- Demonstrate how to integrate mapnik with wxPython -[wiki:IntegrateWithWxPython] -- Demonstrate how to integrate mapnik with wxPython +[[FontSet]] -- Fallback fonts support -[wiki:FontSet] -- Fallback fonts support - -MapnikReferences -- Various other resources related to Mapnik and Mapping \ No newline at end of file +[[MapnikReferences]] -- Various other resources related to Mapnik and Mapping \ No newline at end of file