[Mapserver-users] Shapefile question

[John Beisley - RSG]

Murilo Lacerda Yoshida wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I need to create a map that represents the path that someone walked. 
> For example, a guy started walking at 9:00 am at his house, and 
> stopped walking at 11:00 am at his office. During this time he walked, 
> he was using a gps device that was monitoring the points he passed trough.
>
> So I need to create this map. Question is what type of shapefile I 
> need to create to store this data. I guess it should be MS_SHP_ARC, 
> but I’m not sure. Until now I have used only MS_SHP_POLYGON shapes, 
> and it would be nice if I could still use this kind of shape. And if I 
> continue using MS_SHP_POLYGON shapes to draw the path the guy walked, 
> will the map show all the corners, turns and other small elements of 
> the path that are important?
>
> I am using PHP/MapScript.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Murilo
>
When I created a shapefile to draw lines (geographically placed, but for 
a different purpose) I used an ARC type of shapefile. I imagine this is 
what you want for drawing a track of points on a map.

- John

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