Here are two more "free" options: 1. Load PostgreSQL with the add-on PostGIS and use the shp2pgsql program to import the data. It can be easily dumped into just about any (KML, Tab deliminted, imagination limited) format from there.
2. Use Perl and the shapefile module to open and read the contents. There may be a PHP equivalent as well. I might add that if you plan on using GPolygon objects to display states, you may run into some difficulty displaying more than a few of them. Some state boundaries are quite complex and consume a lot of browser resources. You might consider creating tiles or image overlays instead. Check out this workshop for a good demonstration on how to build both using data from the Census: http://www.usnaviguide.com/ws-2008-02/presentation.pdf Also, available on YouTube. Search Google for "coryat google youtube custom maps" for the exact URL. -John Coryat http://maps.huge.info http://www.usnaviguide.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Maps API" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Google-Maps-API?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
