[Mapserver-users] Fastest Data Format

[Steve Lime]

Note that a plan to allow connection pooling has been sketched out and
should be included in 3.7...

Steve

Stephen Lime
Data & Applications Manager

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

>>> GAIA <mapserver at peligroso.gaiaenv.com> 01/02/03 05:26PM >>>
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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