[Mapserver-users] Transforming lat/long points into shapefiles

[Justin Garre]

Given a set of start and end latitude and longitude points that comprise a 
street rout, how do I transform them into a shapefile in an automated manner 
from a database?  This database would be consistently updated with new data 
from the field so it is important that we be able to have our map be capable 
of automatically displaying the data as it becomes available.

Is the most common and time efficient way of doing this to have a new 
shapefile be created and displayed in real-time on our map during each data 
update from the field or is there a way to simply have the street network 
shapefile draw data from a database real-time and update its attributes 
without creating an all new shapefile?  Depending on which is best, are 
there any text resources out there that show how this is accomplished in 
database design?

I have been having difficulty in finding information on this topic both 
through Google searches and on the Mapserver support site so I appreciate 
both your patience and any help that you can provide.

Best regards,

Justin Garre
University of Washington
garre_gis at hotmail.com





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