[mapguide-users] RE: getting map image in svg format

[James Card]

On Mon, 20 Nov 2006 21:01:14 -0800, Jason Birch <Jason.Birch at nanaimo.ca>  
wrote:

> SVG is a vector format, so you won't have much fun converting from PNG  
> to SVG.
>
> You could conceivably create your own SVG output scripts, the same way  
> that some of us were querying data elements and outputting KML  
> directly.  I don't think it's impossible, but it's a lot of work, you're  
> pretty much on your own, and it would be difficult to integrate into the  
> AJAX viewer.

With more browsers now offering native support for SVG it would be great  
to see an SVG version of the AJAX viewer. With vector data client-side it  
should be possible to come close to the user experience that MapGuide 6.5  
offers. There are a few example projects already working, like <URL:  
http://www.carto.net/williams/yosemite/ >, but there is obviously still a  
lot of work yet to be done before SVG becomes a viable option to replace  
the MapGuide 6.5 viewer.

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James Card
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