Depending on application needs, three basic types of structure
are possible:
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The
interface, geographic data and statistical data are all grouped
in a single, independent Flash application. |
This is what the Géoclip builder creates. You can
download it for free on this site
(see Build
your Géoclip).
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Géoclip can run as an entirely independent application,
and can therefore run locally, off-line on your machine
or from a CD-ROM, for example.
The size of the Flash files created depends on the amount
of data.
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The interface
and geographic data are placed in the Flash file, while the
statistical data are read from an external database. |
The data
are structured as databases – MySQL, Access, SQL Server
formats, and so on. The Flash application communicates with
these databases through SQL queries in PHP, ASP, JSP and other
scripts. As needed, it sends queries to the database, processes
the result and displays it on the map. |
There is no limit to the amount of data processed other
than that existing in the database.
Géoclip is capable of adapting to an existing database
environment.
To update the application, you need only update the data
in the database.
This version is not compatible with a CD-ROM release, unless
a database management application is also installed.
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The Flash
file only includes the interface, while the geographic and
statistical data are read from an external interface. |
This version runs in a similar fashion as the one above.
This is what is implemented in "unlimited"
Géoclip
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Maximum
flexibility: base maps and statistical data are retrieved
on demand and transmitted in a binary, compressed format,
by far the most compact format available.
If you want to offer a limited number of geographic views,
we recommend you store them separately. If you want to offer
a limited number of geographic views, we recommend you store
them separately.
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the "interface" component, which enables the user to
handle the map using the tool palette,
