TIN (Triangular Irregular Network) files and MapServer

[Paul Ramsey]

Chip,

TIN is a data structure, not a file type.  Different GIS vendors  
encode TIN data structures in file formats in different ways, just as  
they encode simple feature data structures in file formats in  
different ways.  In general, Mapserver does not support any specific  
TIN file types.  As Gerry indicates in his email, if you convert your  
TIN into a simple features structure (edges, or faces) in a format  
Mapserver supports (Shape, PostGIS, etc) then everything procedes as  
normal.

Paul

On 19-Dec-05, at 9:55 AM, Chip Taylor wrote:

> I have been asked by my boss to research TIN (Triangular Irregular  
> Network)
> files.  I have a couple of questions:
>
> 1. Does Mapserver handle these files?
>
> 2. Where can I find a good tutorial on these files?
>
> Thanks in advance for your help.
>
> Chip Taylor
> Prepared Response, Inc