[mapserver-users] shptree e sortshp

[Lowell Filak]

You may want to look at:
http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/wilma/mapserver-users/0005/msg00098.html
http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/wilma/mapserver-users/0107/msg00143.html
HTH
Lowell F.

The following message was sent by "Eduardo Patto Kanegae" <eduardo at scopotecnologia.com.br> on Thu,  1 Aug 2002 10:17:00.

> I´ve read the descriptions of the shptree ´n´ sortshp utils...at the utils 
> page from mapserver site.
> 
> but i din´t undestand what really does theses programs.
> 
> 1.what is the real purpose of indexing a shape with sortshp? does the 
> program index also the .shp file ?
> 
> 2.what is the purpose of the .qix file that is generated with the shptree 
> command? how this is file is read?
> 
> regards
> 
> 
> Eduardo Patto Kanegae
> eduardo at scopotecnologia.com.br
> ICQ: 71431064
> http://www.scopotecnologia.com.br