Map generation/plotting

[Andrew Henshaw]

"David Bolen" <db3l at fitlinxx.com> wrote in message
news:uu1zrbcz8.fsf at ctwd0143.fitlinxx.com...
> This is mildly off-topic, except to the extent that I want to use
> Python in the application.
>
> Does anyone have experience with or pointers to libraries or utilities
> that would simplify the job of displaying maps and translating
> locations (aka lat/long) to the map for highlighting?  Think along the
> lines of a network status display where maps of portions of the world
> (US, Canada, Europe, etc..) were display along with indicators for
> currently active locations.
>
> I've found a few spots around with some searching (located a zip code
> to lat/long database, and the Parc map generator which I may want to
> use to generate GIF maps with known lat/long boundaries), but I'm
> wondering if there's anything available that might already have
> covered more of the standard mapping activities.
>

May not fit with your OS of choice, but I've used Python to drive Microsoft
MapPoint through a COM interface.  Pretty slick.

Andrew Henshaw