Here are three good resources that are related. http://www.svgopen.org/2005/papers/abstract_williams_yosemite_national_park/#S1. http://www.carto.net/williams/yosemite/ http://www.carto.net/papers/svg/postgis_geturl_xmlhttprequest/
Ben wrote: >Right, > >So let me see if I've got it: > >The database (backend) eg. Mysql/postgis holds both spatial data and >potentially attribute data (eg, street coordinate pairs and street >names). > >The WMS goes to the database, takes the spatial data and any potential >attribute data (depending what is requested) and creates a map (either >raster or vector)? This is merely a map, but when you ask it to label >a road, it is in fact going back to the db and create a map object and >adding to the SVG image (ignoring raster maps for the moment). To get >data from the database, it's a simple case of extracting rows of >attribute data and displaying them? > >Server-side scripting (php/perl, etc) deals with the basic linking of >the WMS and database? with client-side scripting providing the basic >bells and whistles. > >So in fact, spatially "aware" tables contain text values that are >setup specifically to be extracted and mapped by the WMS? So if I >wanted to map a series of roads using WMS and a postgis. I'd need to >insert rows of line statements (as spatial objects or in a spatial >column) in the correct spatial line format (as defined by different >dbs?) > >If I'm right with the above...excellent!! > >I have MapServer and PostGIS-so I just need to get the basics right! > >Thank you for taking the time to explain it. > > > > > > >----- >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 > > > > > > > > > -- "I'd rather have a bottle in front of me, than a frontal lobotomy." -- Tom Waits ----- 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/
