- From: Matthew Smith <matt@kbc.net.au>
- Date: Sun, 06 Jun 2004 21:57:41 +0930
- To: WAI Interest Group <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>
Chaals wrote: >>Many mapping systems actually store information, not just pictures. David Woolley replied: > I know that this is true of German public map servers, but the UK ones > use images of the printed maps, even though, at least some of, the > printed maps are actually constructed from vector data. Matthew comments: Yes, I have seen examples like Streetmap, so good yet so bad... David has a good point - are those providing mapping facilities really ready to give away data? Images of printed maps can be converted to geotiff format and others and be "spatially enabled". But they are not. A possible parallel to "provide a text only version if not accessible" can be applied to this situation: provide a map image but also provide query access to data in a tabular form. I agree with Charles that SVG has potential here, but until I see native SVG support in Mozilla and Internet Explorer, I'll have to stick with the technologies that are out there, however old or flawed they may be <wink/>. Cheers M -- Matthew Smith Kadina Business Consultancy South Australia
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