Category Archives: iKatastr

iKatastr rocks !

This is somehow very encouraging

#1 iKatastr is still on top in the category Navigation in Czech app store after 4 months ! on iPhone it keeps 2nd place right after Mapy CZ provided by largest internet search in CZ Seznam.  On iPad, however, iKatastr is still 1st in category Navigation.

#2 Users of iKatastr has reported quite lot positive feedbacks, see here : http://appcomments.com/app/id396352287/iKatastr_reviews?country=143489&show=show_all_comments&sort=sort_recent&sortorder=sort_ascend&page=1

#3 IKatastr has been mentioned in Czech magazine “Mobility” 1/2011, on page 85.

Quoted from the magazine press:

“There are just few  high quality applications in the Czech App Store. Even fewer of them are for free.
 iKatastr developed at Mendel University in Brno belongs to this narrow group with functionality that is also unique in the international comparison. “

 

OpenLayers or GoogleMap v3 for mobile web app ?

[2014 January] UPDATE : new Openlayers 3 beta 1 works quite well on iPad as well as Laeflet 0.7, check post here http://blog.sumbera.com/2014/01/23/leaflet-0-7-vs-openlayers-3-beta-1-on-ios/

[2011 September] UPDATE : new Openlayers 2.11 works quite well on iPad/iPhone.

I have experimented with OpenLayers 2.9 using touch.js extension for capturing touch events from iPhone/iPad. Although stripped down version of OL is about 184KB, the performance is very bad. If you have iPhone/iPad check this experiment: http://www.sumbera.com/lab/iPhone/katastr.htm (note it will not work from desktop browser)

OL team is working on v3 of OL to be more lighter, faster even for mobile devices, see here: http://trac.osgeo.org/openlayers/wiki/three  or here : http://openlayers.org/blog/2010/06/30/openlayers-3-on-github/

Meanwhile I have tested new GoogleMaps v3 how it works on iPhone/iPad. despite few problems (stability, problems with cached tiles or disconnected JavaScirpt  to load new tiles -iPad)  it works pretty well . Check yourself this page from your mobile touch device (iPhone.iPad,Android): https://ikatastr.cz

Conclusion : Google Maps v3 wins on mobile over the Openlayers 2.9

 

iKatastr / MapShake

Poznamka 2018:  tohle je archivni blog o tom, z ceho vznikl iKatastr – byl to vlastne   derivat (vygenerovana mapa) jinak neuspesneho  projektu MapShake.czScreen Shot 2018-10-02 at 6.09.41 PM

iKatastr enables to view cadastral information in Czech Republic and view the owner of the parcel/building.  I would like to mention here few technical details – iKatastr is actually less programmed but more configured. iKatastr on mobile uses Universal Map Format that defines the data sources for map composition and the query request when tapping on-screen. iKatastr in web do the same thing, it uses JSON definition to read full map composition. Moreover web version is linked with MapShake where the configuration of the map can be authored, verified, shared with friends and even you can generate your own iKatastr map as HTML page. the map you see on www.ikatastr.cz is the same that is stored on Mapshake here : http://www.mapshake.cz/549-iKatastr . To generate map similar to www.ikatastr.cz you need to press the <html> button   in the lower left corner to get this page: http://www.mapshake.cz/mapjs.aspx?i=549 from where you can copy/paste the full JavaScript stack to regenerate map on your side.  In the generated map you can also find this linked JavaScript : http://www.mapshake.cz/mi/549.js that is used  by www.ikatastr.cz.

So the bottom line is : do not programme, rather  generate / configure your maps !