[Mapserver-users] Using TIGER files

[Attri, Abhishek]

Thanks a lot Steve!
  I think I need to mention the problem a little more. I am working for
the state data center for Alabama and I need to Map Demographic
information provided by US census using MapServer. It's almost similar
to what Minnesota has done for mapping the same.
http://www.mnplan.state.mn.us/php/census2000/c2000.html


I need the ability to create maps very fast and efficiently. The
MapServer installation is successful, but the only data I see on the
Census website are the TIGER/Line files. Can anybody from Minnesota
State data center or anyone who has done something like this before help
me?
With thanks
Abhishek

-----Original Message-----
From: woodbri at swoodbridge.com [mailto:woodbri at swoodbridge.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2003 9:05 PM
To: mapserver-users at lists.gis.umn.edu; Attri, Abhishek
Subject: Re: [Mapserver-users] Using TIGER files

1) get a TIGER2SHP translator (products available for about $100)
2) Use ogr2ogr available as part of gdal library
3) Use gdal? in mapserver to display them directly (but very slow)

Did I get this right? Other options?

-Steve W.

On 16 Jul 2003 at 20:35, Attri, Abhishek wrote:

> Hi 
>      Can anyone help me sort out how to use TIGER/Line File sets
> provided by US Census with MapServer?
> With thanks
> Abhishek
> 
>