[OpenMap Users] Server-side OpenMap implementation

We're looking into using OpenMap in the following context/scope:
 
- Preferably, run the software entirely on a Java-based web server (i.e. no applets)
- Generate gif/jpeg-based maps to render on the web pages, plotted with custom symbology (unsure of the formats and source yet), with each symbol being clickable as a hyperlink to some URL.
- Enable the end-user to click on the image-based map in order to obtain one (or a series of) coordinate points. Page refresh upon every click is acceptable, if necessary. Ideally, we'd like for the end-user to click-and-drag to create certain shapes (e.g. circles, squares, polygons), which will, in turn, capture relevant coordinate and distance measurements.
 
Is all this possible in an HTML/JavaScript front-end given the code out-of-the-box, or would an applet implementation be required? Are there scripts out there that've already been designed for this use? Any suggestions would be welcomed and greatly appreciated.
 
Thanks,

 <mailto:shahak.nagiel@ngc.com> Shahak Nagiel
Software Engineer
Northrop Grumman Mission Systems

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