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<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2><SPAN
class=883012817-16062008>Hi,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2><SPAN class=883012817-16062008>We've been using
MapServer for a while. </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Verdana size=2><SPAN
class=883012817-16062008>It has been used to produce maps for
</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Verdana size=2><SPAN class=883012817-16062008>the
"Inforoutière", the official source of all the information needed to plan safe
trips on Québec’s road network, whatever the season.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2><SPAN
class=883012817-16062008></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2><SPAN class=883012817-16062008>It has been
running on Windows 2003 (32 bits) for over a year.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2><SPAN class=883012817-16062008>At the beginning,
many "stress tests" were realised.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2><SPAN class=883012817-16062008>We were able to
generate around 12 maps / second.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2><SPAN class=883012817-16062008>But now, due to
the popularity of the site, this seems not to be enough in special occasions,
such as during a snow storm.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2><SPAN class=883012817-16062008>The bottle neck
seems to be the CPU.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2><SPAN
class=883012817-16062008></SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Verdana size=2><SPAN
class=883012817-16062008></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana><FONT size=2><FONT><SPAN class=883012817-16062008>One of
the few options we were looking at </SPAN></FONT>i<SPAN
class=883012817-16062008>s </SPAN><FONT><SPAN class=883012817-16062008>the
possibility of using a 64 bits version of MapServer (on a 64 bits OS of
course).</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2><SPAN class=883012817-16062008>My question is
simple : has any one tested a 64 bits version ? Can I expect a better
performance ? Is there a 64 bits version available for download (I've been using
the MS4W Windows binary distribution version) ?</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=883012817-16062008></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2><SPAN class=883012817-16062008>Thanks in
advance.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=883012817-16062008></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
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<P align=left><SPAN lang=FR-CA
style="COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Black'; mso-ansi-language: FR-CA">______________________________________________________</SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN lang=FR-CA
style="COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Black'; mso-ansi-language: FR-CA"><FONT
size=2><FONT face=Verdana><FONT size=4><STRONG>JAMES
LÉVEILLÉ<BR></STRONG></FONT>Service des systèmes de Mission<BR>Direction des
technologies de l'information<BR>Ministère des Transports du
Québec</FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN lang=FR-CA
style="COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Black'; mso-ansi-language: FR-CA"><FONT
face=Verdana size=2>5833, boul. Pierre-Bertrand, 2ième étage<BR>Québec (Québec)
G2K 1K7<BR>Téléphone: (418) 380-2005 poste 227<BR>Télécopieur: (418)
644-6653<BR><A href="mailto:james.leveille@mtq.gouv.qc.ca"><FONT
color=#000080>james.leveille@mtq.gouv.qc.ca</FONT></A><BR></FONT></SPAN></P>
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