[mapguide-users] Tracking vehicles, Displaying positions

[Rodolfo Moreno]

There are many desktop GIS software open source that converts DWG2SHP. 
Try with gvSig
http://www.gvsig.gva.es/

Regards



Warren Medernach-2 wrote:
> 
> Yes, AutoCAD Map can import, export, and direct connect to SHP files.
> 
> A DXF is an Autodesk 'exchange format' and can also be read by AutoCAD
> Map.
> 
>  
> 
> Yes, MapGuide can import and connect (external) to SHP files.
> 
>  
> 
> Hope this helps
> 
> 
> Warren M
> 
>  
> 
>  
> 
> From: mapguide-users-bounces at lists.osgeo.org
> [mailto:mapguide-users-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Carmelo
> Saffioti
> Sent: Friday, November 07, 2008 9:12 AM
> To: MapGuide Users Mail List
> Subject: Re: [mapguide-users] Tracking vehicles, Displaying positions
> 
>  
> 
> I don't have Autocad Map, but I'm planning to get the trial version to
> do this job faster...
> 
> For exporting shape files do I need Autocad Map? Do MapGuide import
> shape files? Some people told me that it can import DXF files...
> 
>  
> 
> 	----- Original Message ----- 
> 
> 	From: Berdel, Brian <mailto:brian.berdel at mcmtrans.com>  
> 
> 	To: MapGuide Users Mail List
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> 	Sent: Friday, November 07, 2008 3:20 PM
> 
> 	Subject: RE: [mapguide-users] Tracking vehicles, Displaying
> positions
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> 	 
> 
> 	Do you have Autocad map or land desktop?  If so you can export
> to shape files. 
> 
> 	 
> 
> 	Brian 
> 
> 	 
> 
> 	From: mapguide-users-bounces at lists.osgeo.org
> [mailto:mapguide-users-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Carmelo
> Saffioti
> 	Sent: Friday, November 07, 2008 4:22 AM
> 	To: MapGuide Users Mail List
> 	Subject: Re: [mapguide-users] Tracking vehicles, Displaying
> positions
> 
> 	 
> 
> 	Hi Kenneth,
> 
> 	thank you for your suggestion. I stored NMEA data with separate
> columns for lat/lon...
> 
> 	Regarding DWG import, I'd like open source solutions, do you
> know anything about? DWG is proprietary, but if I export to DXF is there
> any open source solution to import it into MapGuide?
> 
> 	 
> 
> 	Cheers
> 
> 	Carmelo
> 
> 	 
> 
> 		----- Original Message ----- 
> 
> 		From: Kenneth Skovhede, GEOGRAF A/S
> <mailto:ks at geograf.dk>  
> 
> 		To: MapGuide Users Mail List
> <mailto:mapguide-users at lists.osgeo.org>  
> 
> 		Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2008 9:17 AM
> 
> 		Subject: Re: [mapguide-users] Tracking vehicles,
> Displaying positions
> 
> 		 
> 
> 		Hi Carmelo.
> 		
> 		If you pre-process your NMEA data and extract lat/lon
> values into columns, you 
> 		can use the ODBC provider and make points of the
> columns.
> 		I would suggest some kind of service that regularly does
> this on the MySql server.
> 		
> 		Since DWG is a proprietary format, you can't do it with
> open source tools.
> 		Autodesk MapGuide Studio can import a DWG for you, and
> it is fairly inexpensive.
> 		
> 		
> 
> 		Regards, Kenneth Skovhede, GEOGRAF A/S
> 
> 		
> 		
> 		Carmelo Saffioti skrev: 
> 
> 		Hi everybody,
> 		I need to develop a system for tracking and displaying
> vehicles
> 		positions. I'm storing NMEA gps sentences into a MySql
> DB. Now I'd
> 		like to display these positions on a map. How can I do?
> I'm new to
> 		this, can you give me any suggestion?
> 		I have to create the map too, because this zone is not
> mapped. Is it
> 		possible to create a map from a DWG cad file?
> 
> 		 
> 
> 		I hope you can help me
> 		Cheers
> 		Carmelo 
> 
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