[mapserver-users] what 'bout mapserver's future

[Frank Warmerdam]

Michael Scharber wrote:

>I couldn't agree more with both of you.  I've only just started playing
>with MapServer and already I am thoroughly impressed by both it's ease of
>use and rich functionality.
>
>One thing someone should write though, is an Oracle Spatial CONNECTIONTYPE
>(and support for it of course).  That way someone with Oracle Spatial, but
>no SDE (could you imagine paying for and maintaining both), could just
>plug in their layers from "Spatial" and be up and running with MapServer
>in no time whatsoever.
>
Michael, 

Who has Oracle Spatial and would be willing to work on such a thing?  I 
happen to have recently received it (for NT) but haven't installed it yet. 

I imagine the PostGIS link could be fairly easily translated into an 
Oracle link if needed.

Best regards,

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