Vector Data and SVG

[Stephen Lime]

Check out: 

http://www.ionicsoft.com/ionic/spec/MapStyleSheetExtensionFunctionsv0.12_files/Map%20Style%20Sheet%20Extension%20Functionsv0.12.html

Might be best to have mapserver just kick out GML and leave the conversion to
SVG to something else. Interesting reading at any rate. Certainly needs to be an
XSL component/addon to describe the shape/sde/ogr transformation to SVG.

Steve

Stephen Lime
Internet Applications Analyst

Minnesota DNR
500 Lafayette Road
St. Paul, MN 55155
651-297-2937

>>> Robert Chavez <rchavez at perseus.tufts.edu> 10/18/00 08:39AM >>>

Greetings,

I've been reading a lot about the Scalable Vector Graphics format SVG,
most recently in a decent article:  Vector-based Web Cartography: Enabler
SVG

http://www.carto.net/papers/svg/index_e.html  

Is it worth thinking about coming up with a way for mapserver/script to
work with SVG?  The above article has some good mapping examples.

I haven't wrapped my brain around the problem yet, so I don't really know
what kinds of issues this would involve for mapserver and I have more
questions than answers: Is it worth thinking about?  Would any benefit be
derived from using SVG in a web-based GIS environment like mapserver?  
Where does SVG stand in terms of OpenGIS standards?

Just some thoughts.  Does anyone have any insights on SVG that they might
want to share?

Rob Chavez
Programmer
Perseus Project