[Mapserver-users] Fastest Data Format

[Ed McNierney]

Shannon -
 
Absolutely, guaranteed the fastest - no data at all.  It renders in zero time on even the slowest machines!
 
Seriously, my joke is meant to point out that your question is meaningless without some requirements placed on that data.  As I've long pointed out, any software can be made to run arbitrarily quickly provided it is not required to give the correct result.  Adding that "correct result" requirement will slow things down depending on what that result is.
 
Can you describe a bit of how you're intending to use MapServer?  That will let us all define the problem and give you some good advice.  Thanks!
 
     - Ed
 
Ed McNierney
President and Chief Mapmaker
TopoZone.com / Maps a la carte, Inc.
ed at topozone.com

	-----Original Message----- 
	From: Shannon Scott [mailto:sscott at gwi.net] 
	Sent: Thu 1/2/2003 4:23 PM 
	To: Mapserver-users at lists.gis.umn.edu 
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	Subject: [Mapserver-users] Fastest Data Format
	
	
	Hello,
	Does anyone know which data format performs the best?  For Rendering?  For Queries?
	I am really wondering about shapefiles versus postgreSQL and PostGIS... but I also am curious how SDE with Oracle, and Oracle Spatial rate against the others.
	 
	Any Info is appreciated.
	Thank You
	Shannon