[mapserver-dev] Request for review/comments on RFC 85 (Contour Layer Rendering)

[Basques, Bob (CI-StPaul)]

Alan,

Very (VERY) interesting.

Are there any problems anticipated with adding in (at a later date) the ability to pull elevation models from the contours based on line features ?? An alternate output, still a raster (or vector) output from MapServer, but from a camera projection instead of mapping . . .

This is starting to hit nervously close to actual 3D display as well.  For example, pulling the elevation along a line from more than one such layer as you describe starts getting into some real-world 3D visualization and analysis functionality (which I'm all for!!).  Also with some clever math applied, you could do some interesting things with generating oblique views, even draping of other layers onto the . . . well you know all this I bet . .  but you did ask.  :c)

Bobb





>>  -----Original Message-----
>>  From: mapserver-dev-bounces at lists.osgeo.org [mailto:mapserver-
>>  dev-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Alan Boudreault
>>  Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2012 10:41 AM
>>  To: mapserver-dev at lists.osgeo.org
>>  Subject: [mapserver-dev] Request for review/comments on RFC 85
>>  (Contour Layer Rendering)
>>  
>>  Hi devs,
>>  
>>  I'd like to request some review on a pending RFC regarding
>>  support for contour layer rendering.
>>  
>>  Please see
>>  https://raw.github.com/mapserver/docs/master/en/development/rfc/m
>>  s-rfc-85.txt
>>  
>>  The official rfc page should be updated in about a hour.
>>  
>>  http://mapserver.org/trunk/development/rfc/ms-rfc-85.html.
>>  
>>  Thanks,
>>  Alan
>>  --
>>  Alan Boudreault
>>  http://www.mapgears.com/
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