[mapguide-users] Tiling and other methods to improve performance

[George McLean]

Hello,

I have a large base map that covers an area for an electric utility. The 
base map is in state plane grid coordinates and the map is about 100 
miles in both X and Y. Most of this map in this 100x100 region is blank 
since we only have base information near where the utility's facilities 
are located. I am trying to improve performance by using tiles. I would 
like to have zoom levels in pretty close, maybe on the order of 1:500 as 
well as zoom levels that much farther out. If I set this up with Base 
Layers in studio and then generate tiles using Websoft's tiling engine 
for each zoom level, I will get a huge number of tiles. If I do not 
generate tiles then performance is perceived as poor.

Are there any better strategies for dealing with large base maps that 
must be viewed both at the detail level and high zoom scales? I m still 
using MGOS 1.1 (maybe I should upgrade).

Thanks,

George McLean