1. Chapter 1 Introduction to Digital Mapping

   1. The Power of Digital Maps

   2. The Difficulties of Making Maps

   3. Different Kinds of Web Mapping

2. Chapter 2 Digital Mapping Tasks and Tools

   1. Common Mapping Tasks

   2. Common Pitfalls, Deadends, and Irritations

   3. Identifying the Types of Tasks for a Project

3. Chapter 3 Converting and Viewing Maps

   1. Raster and Vector

   2. OpenEV

   3. MapServer

   4. Geospatial Data Abstraction Library (GDAL)

   5. OGR Simple Features Library

   6. PostGIS

   7. Summary of Applications

4. Chapter 4 Installing MapServer

   1. How MapServer Applications Operate

   2. Walkthrough of the Main Components

   3. Installing MapServer

   4. Getting Help

5. Chapter 5 Acquiring Map Data

   1. Appraising Your Data Needs

   2. Acquiring the Data You Need

6. Chapter 6 Analyzing Map Data

   1. Downloading the Demonstration Data

   2. Installing Data Management Tools: GDAL and FWTools

   3. Examining Data Content

   4. Summarizing Information Using Other Tools

7. Chapter 7 Converting Map Data

   1. Converting Map Data

   2. Converting Vector Data

   3. Converting Raster Data to Other Formats

8. Chapter 8 Visualizing Mapping Data in a Desktop Program

   1. Visualization and Mapping Programs

   2. Using OpenEV

   3. OpenEV Basics

9. Chapter 9 Create and Edit Personal Map Data

   1. Planning Your Map

   2. Preprocessing Data Examples

10. Chapter 10 Creating Static Maps

    1. MapServer Utilities

    2. Sample Uses of the Command-Line Utilities

    3. Setting Output Image Formats

11. Chapter 11 Publishing Interactive Maps on the Web

    1. Preparing and Testing MapServer

    2. Create a Custom Application for a Particular Area

    3. Continuing Education

12. Chapter 12 Accessing Maps Through Web Services

    1. Web Services for Mapping

    2. What Do Web Services for Mapping Do?

    3. Using MapServer with Web Services

    4. Reference Map Files

13. Chapter 13 Managing a Spatial Database

    1. Introducing PostGIS

    2. What Is a Spatial Database?

    3. Downloading PostGIS Install Packages and Binaries

    4. Compiling from Source Code

    5. Steps for Setting Up PostGIS

    6. Creating a Spatial Database

    7. Load Data into the Database

    8. Spatial Data Queries

    9. Accessing Spatial Data from PostGIS in Other Applications

14. Chapter 14 Custom Programming with MapServer's MapScript

    1. Introducing MapScript

    2. Getting MapScript

    3. MapScript Objects

    4. MapScript Examples

    5. Other Resources

    6. Parallel MapScript Translations

1. Appendix A A Brief Introduction to Map Projections

   1. The Third Spheroid from the Sun

   2. Using Map Projections with MapServer

   3. Map Projection Examples

   4. Using Projections with Other Applications

   5. References

2. Appendix B MapServer Reference Guide for Vector Data Access

   1. Vector Data

   2. Data Format Guide

3. Colophon

The animal on the cover of Web Mapping Illustrated is a common snipe (Gallinago gallinago). Snipe are medium-sized (about 10 inches), wading shorebirds with short legs, pointed wings, and long, straight bills. Both sexes have a strongly patterned back with several buff, longitudinal stripes, a white belly, and dark bars on their flanks.

When flushed, the snipe rises away in a zigzag flight pattern. The flight call resembles a short rasping sneeze. In the spring, males produce an aerial drumming display using outstretched outer tail feathers to generate a low-pitched, whirring sound that attracts interested female partners. Once a female shows interest, the male pursues her and dives with wings held above the body in a V-shape, often rolling and turning upside down. Snipe nest on the ground in thick vegetation on wetlands or pasture where there is easy access to soft ground and small shallow pools. Females produce up to four eggs in 18 to 20 days; the babies are ready to fledge in 19 to 20 days.

Mary Anne Weeks Mayo was the production editor and copyeditor for Web Mapping Illustrated. Leanne Soylemez proofread the book. Adam Witwer and Claire Cloutier provided quality control. Peter Ryan provided production assistance. Julie Hawks wrote the index.

Ellie Volckhausen designed the cover of this book, based on a series design by Edie Freedman. The cover image is a loose antique engraving. Karen Montgomery produced the cover layout with Adobe InDesign CS using Adobe's ITC Garamond font.

David Futato designed the interior layout. This book was converted by Keith Fahlgren to FrameMaker 5.5.6 with a format conversion tool created by Erik Ray, Jason McIntosh, Neil Walls, and Mike Sierra that uses Perl and XML technologies. The text font is Linotype Birka; the heading font is Adobe Myriad Condensed; and the code font is LucasFont's TheSans Mono Condensed. The illustrations that appear in the book were produced by Robert Romano, Jessamyn Read, and Lesley Borash using Macromedia FreeHand MX and Adobe Photoshop CS. The tip and warning icons were drawn by Christopher Bing. This colophon was compiled by Mary Anne Weeks Mayo.