[mapserver-dev] [Support for reading SVG symbols-MapServer-GSoC]Kiran Anjaneya Varma

[Steve Lime]

Hi Kiran: I think it would a cool addition, another more standards based symbol format
would be welcome I think. How this would work across the various renders is a bit of
a mystery though, perhaps other devs can comment on that. GD/AGG would render
that SVG to a raster form, either a temporary marker or directly into the map. 

Are you looking for mentors then?

Steve

>>> On 4/3/2009 at 8:09 AM, in message
<e5dea3410904030609w51eb5ef1he2eedf3c67b58b47 at mail.gmail.com>, kiran varma
<kiran.varma2k7 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello everyone,
> I am applying for the *MapServer* project for the *Google Summer of Code
> 2009* Programme.
> 
> I am planning to contribute on the* SVG* symbols support in Mapserver.I am
> very much interested in this field.
> 
> I am always fasinated by google earth. Look your self on the map excites
> very much. I wanted to know how exactly all these things work. Then I came
> across the book GIS for web developers. It gives every thing one need to
> know to start working with GIS applications. It gives what are the formats
> available to represent the data, where to download load the free data
> from, how this geospatial data is stored in databases like PostGIS, what are
> the open source softwares available, how to integrate them. I see more
> potential for growth in this area. I would like to pursue my carear in GIS.
> I would like to contribute some thing to this. Being new to this area I
> would like to choose KML or SVG since it does not involve too many concepts
> related to GIS and should be a good start. I do not know much about SVG I
> would like to consider that too.Though i have less idea about the API's
> expecting for the SVG support, Iam sure i can do this project succesfully
> with some help.
> 
> I can also teach myself all the other requirements for the project during
> the "bonding" time(April 20 to May 15(coding begins))
> I love the oppurtunity to work on Mapserver as part of GSoC 2009
> 
> I look forward to working with you over the summer!
> Thanks,regards
> Kiran Anjaneya Varma