> > I'm wondering if the result of the conversion (svg picture) is not > important? It still contains some geographic data: rivers, borders, > roads, ... . As I've read here, > some GIS companies probably insert a watermark (to the coordinates of > the river, border and road elements?). That would be very useful in my > opinion. >
The existance of the features does have value, but not the same value as the position of the features, or the interconnectivity of the features. The cost/benefit relationship of leaving the original GIS data unscaled and unmolested when rendered into SVG is something that the SVG authors need to take into account when deciding what to show, and how to show it. Of course, it is possible to dump the entire GIS data model at 100% accuracy, into an SVG drawing. However, this is where the line is drawn between what is possible, and what is a bad idea in business. There is a reason why colour photocopier machines do not actually provide 1:1 copying... To prevent forgery of paper currency. To prevent 1:1 copying was a business decision by the photocopier vendors prompted by governments. In fact, I propose to you that if an SVG application were to provide 100% of a commercial GIS model with 100% accuracy, the SVG application vendor would find themeselves in breach of contract for reselling the data model where they only have a license to display it. Ronan > > Ronan > > Jeroen > > Disclaimer: http://www.kuleuven.be/cwis/email_disclaimer.htm > > > > ----- > To unsubscribe send a message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] -or- > visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/svg-developers and click "edit my > membership" ---- > > > > YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS > > > Visit your group "svg-developers" on the web. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. -- Ronan Oger [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.vectoreal.com ...for scalable solutions. ------------------------------------- Switzerland Mobile: +41 76 527 3552 Fax: +41 44 274 2402 ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Fair play? Video games influencing politics. Click and talk back! http://us.click.yahoo.com/T8sf5C/tzNLAA/TtwFAA/1U_rlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> ----- To unsubscribe send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -or- visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/svg-developers and click "edit my membership" ---- Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/svg-developers/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
