Question

I want to create a zoomable draggable etc. map of a really big image, the functionality should be like google maps but the map itself comes from me (it will be a galaxy picture).

So I think I have to use this components:

Frontend: http://openlayers.org/
(Example)
Backend: http://sharpmap.codeplex.com/

And connect them with each other, so the frontend will call the backend to display tiles in the current zoomlevel of the map.

I’m new to that map building thing and just want to make sure to not going in the wrong direction, so does it makes sense? Anyone did that before? Or any better ideas?

EDIT

Sorry, forgot that: The user should not have to install any additional stuff and it should run on an Ipad too, so I’m not able to use silverlight, flash etc. Just good old plain JS 🙂

Answer 1

I ended up with using openlayers.org for the frontend and building the backend by myself.