[Mapserver-users] How does one create .map files?

Wed May 26 14:55:10 PDT 2004

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Ok, I am so green at this I practically qualify as plant life... I got
through a few good tutorials and didn't die.. but now I am going to try to
use my own (well, ok, ESRI's) shapefiles and data.  But how does one go
about creating .map files?  By hand?  Is there a utility?   Also, I just got
some NIMA files which is part of the actual data that I'll be using.   There
are also ADRG, CADRG, CIB, & DTED files that I will have to contend with.
Are there utilities out there for an easy conversion to shapefiles?  I will
be receiving 3.5 Terabytes worth of data.  I would hate to have to create
each .map file by hand...

Thanks in advance for any help anyone can offer.

- sharyn

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Ok, I am so green at this I practically qualify as plant
life... I got through a few good tutorials and didn't die.. but now I
am going to try to use my own (well, ok, ESRI's) shapefiles and
data.  But how does one go about creating .map files?  By hand? 
Is there a utility?   Also, I just got some NIMA files which is part
of the actual data that I'll be using.   There are also ADRG,
CADRG, CIB, & DTED files that I will have to contend with.  Are there
utilities out there for an easy conversion to shapefiles?  I will be receiving
3.5 Terabytes worth of data.  I would hate to have to create each .map
file by hand...

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font-family:Arial'>Thanks in advance for any help anyone can offer.</span></font></p>

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