I could give a lot of examples, but imagine you have to do, for example, a study in 10 different locations and have to generate a lot of maps with the same layout, legend.
Maps can contain vector and raster data.
It should be scriptable, because a large number of maps have to be made/remade in the future.
Which platforms can do this?
Answer
I had the same problem last year : a few dozen of maps to produce within three days, same legend, but different locations.
I used this setup :
- vector data in PostGIS
- raster data in GeoTiff (shaded relief)
- cartographic engine : MapServer, with PDF vector output
- batch processing : PHP to automate MapServer, with MapScript PHP
- finalization with Adobe illustrator and a specialized style palette.
It takes a little time to produce and fine-tune the mapfiles, but the gain in time is tremendous. I produced 45 print-quality maps within 3 days.
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