dxf2shp (http://www.spatialorder.com/downloads.htm). You have first to convert the dwg in dxf: http://www.autodwg.com/DWG_DXF_Converter/ is a 15-days trial, http://www.a9tech.com/products/a9converter/ is free...
there is also cad2shape: http://www.guthcad.com/cad2shape.htm, another trial version. there is a lot of tools: http://www.google.com/search?q=convert+dwg+to+dxf ciao .......................pg -- Pietro Giannini Bytewise srl - Area GIS 41°50'38.58"N 12°29'13.39"E On Mer, Novembre 5, 2008 11:39, Carmelo Saffioti wrote: > Thank you Venkat for your reply, > it's interesting to know that it's possible to access coordinates data > directly from the MySql db... > but before displaying points on the map, I need to understand how can I > "create" a map from my planimetry DWG cad file... > > I hope you can help me > Cheers > Carmelo > > > Hi, > > 1)There are different ways to place GPS points on map. > a) You can display points using OGR direct connection, Please refer > below url > http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/docs/howto/ogrmysql/?searchterm=ovf > > http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/docs/howto/debian-odbc-mysql/?searchterm=ovf > > http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/docs/reference/vector_data/VirtualSpatialData/?searchterm=ovf > > 2)And You can not create DWG file by using mapfile.Mapfile will give you > image format. > Please have a look below url. > > http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/docs/reference/vector_data/format_types > > I hope this helps you. > > Thanks, > Venkat > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Carmelo > Saffioti > Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2008 2:30 PM > To: mapserver-users@lists.osgeo.org > Subject: [mapserver-users] Tracking vehicles, Displaying positions > > Hi everybody, > I need to develop a system for tracking and displaying vehicles > positions. I'm storing NMEA gps sentences into a MySql DB. Now I'd > like to display these positions on a map. How can I do? I'm new to > this, can you give me any suggestion? > I have to create the map too, because this zone is not mapped. Is it > possible to create a map from a DWG cad file? > > I hope you can help me > Cheers > Carmelo > > _______________________________________________ > mapserver-users mailing list > mapserver-users@lists.osgeo.org > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapserver-users > _______________________________________________ mapserver-users mailing list mapserver-users@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapserver-users