[GRASSLIST:5451] Mapserver: location name -> location coords

[Rado Bonk]

Hi GRASS users,

I am interested in the following query on Mapserver: specify the name of 
the location ("Chicago"), and to see the result as map of Chicago 
vicinity? Is it better to import the shapefiles into GRASS and work with 
internal GRASS vector data format? If not, then how to extract the 
vicinity coordinates from shapefile?

Yet one more question. If entire vector vector data is stored in 
PostgreSQL, then the previous query would be easy. But, I'm not shure 
whether it's  possible to store entire vector data layer (including 
vertex, and nodes) in PostgreSQL table. Is it possible? Is it a smart 
approach?

Thanks,

Rado


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Radoslav Bonk M.S.
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Faculty of Sciences, Comenius University
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