[Gdal-dev] Support for SVG format

[Frank Warmerdam]

Kaminski wrote:
> Is there any plans for OGR support the SVG format?
> 
> It seems that format is growing as a standard for Web browsers in 
> support for vector graphics..
> 
> Perhaps our applications using ogr could deploy in this format if 
> necessary, for internet browser navigation..
> 
> Any issue about SVG?

Fabio,

I am not aware of any plans to implement SVG support in OGR.  My main
concern with implementing it in OGR directly is that SVG is a fairly
presentation oriented format, and OGR doesn't address such issues very
well.  So most people use a rendering engine, like MapServer, to convert
from OGR inputs to SVG.  This allows development of a map file to decribe
the appearance of the output SVG.

Best regards,
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