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I have a web and sql background and would like to do some development involving maps.
The images (tiles?) would come from a 3rd party e.g. Google or Bing but I would supply the data.
This would be localised e.g. the buildings/roads/boundaries in a particular town rather than global.
Looking I am getting caught in a maze of google maps/kml/shape/tab/other file formats.

Where to start? I'd like to build a data set and overlay local maps. This could either be in asp.net pages or SQL Reporting Services.
Obviously first I need to get familiar with the jargon/tools and how a 3rd party map and my dataset work together.
TIA

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Ray Paseur

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Thanks, I see how this works by using a parameter driven URL but I think what I was heading more toward was having a local file/SQL table that when used in conjunction with a requested map would show information about an object on the map. Maybe in the same way that a shape file and a DBF file are paired to make 2 halves of the story.

One use might be that a user clicks on a point in the map and a frame/div/panel shows info specific to that object

Ray Paseur

OK, then is there a question we can answer for you? I understood this to be kind of a general, "Where do I start learning" question. What programming languages are you using?

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C# and T-SQL

Ray Paseur

OK, that's not in my wheelhouse, but here is a suggestion. You can have up to five Zones for your questions here at EE. Click the "Request Attention" link near the original question and ask a moderator to add this to other Zones. I think you'll get more eyes on the question that way and you may find Experts who have direct and relevant programming experience.

Best regards, ~Ray

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Thanks ill start here get my head around the basics and return with some specific questions