[Mapserver-users] Fastest Data Format

[Martin, Daniel]

I'm curious, does another GIS product access SDE faster than MapServer?

The reason I ask is that I also experience slower performance using MapInfo
data via OGR.  Certainly I realize MapInfo data isn't nearly as robust as
SDE.  However, MapServer serves the same map quicker than MapInfo's own GUI
application.  I can't ask for much more than that.

-Dan


> -----Original Message-----
> From: GAIA [mailto:mapserver at peligroso.gaiaenv.com]
> Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2003 5:26 PM
> To: Mapserver-users at lists.gis.umn.edu
> Subject: Re: [Mapserver-users] Fastest Data Format
> 
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> I just read my posting, which sounds somewhat curt and it 
> wasn't meant to be.  Shapefiles are nice and quick for the 
> most part and MapServer is still the best solution for us by 
> far.  Having said that, the SDE performance is not up to par 
> with the rest of the application.  As part of our model, we 
> promote multiple applications hitting a common data set.  SDE 
> connectivity is a must as our needs and many of our clients' 
> needs evolve (many of our clients use SDE already), and we 
> were excited to see its inclusion.  
> 
> Shapefiles have, for the most part, performed well for us, 
> even with large data sets.  Performance aside, as we and our 
> clients manage larger data sets, the data management 
> convenience of a RDBMS approach is more logical and cost 
> effective.  The volume of tiles can get rediculous with large 
> data sets and multiple clients.  Now, if we could only 
> realise the performance...   
> 
> 
> Cheers,
> GAIA
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