Antwort: [mapserver-dev] PDF support wrap up...

[umn-ms at hydrotec.de]

> ... I'd like to hear more about opportunities to integrate 
MapServer-based
> PDF output into more complex layouts. Ultimately that's what people 
> want to do. How are folks doing that?

In some apps we create PDF with Java, XSLT an Apache/FOP.
* Spatial and non-spatial Data in relational Database
* Mapserver: Creates PNG-Map from Database
* Java: Create XML from Database
* XSLT: Create XSL-FO from XML (links to PNG)
* Apache-FOP: Create PDF from XML  (embedd PNG)

Experience: 
+ Can tweak layout
+ Map with true scale
+ Can show additional Database Data in PDF around the map
+ Standardized techniques
- Apache FOP may run out of memory

I can hardly imagine, that a mapserver-only-solution could create
a customized quality-map.

Benedikt Rothe

             Database
             /       \
            |         |
     Java   |         |
            V         |
           XML        | Mapserver
            |         |
            |XSLT     |
            V         V
         XSL-FO     Map As PNG
            |         |
Apache-FOP  |         | 
            V         | 
           PDF  <------

mapserver-dev-bounces at lists.osgeo.org schrieb am 21.01.2009 04:41:04:

> Brent et al... Lot's of good discussion in the recent PDF thread but
> I'm not sure there was
> any decision made. My opinions changed as ideas came forth. I'm in 
> the "keep MapServer
> as simple as possible" camp. I'd like to hear more about 
> opportunities to integrate MapServer-based
> PDF output into more complex layouts. Ultimately that's what people 
> want to do. How are
> folks doing that?
> 
> Steve
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