TIN (Triangular Irregular Network) files and MapServer

G. Madrigal mapas at ADDAX.CC
Mon Dec 19 16:08:03 EST 2005


Quoting Paul Ramsey <pramsey at REFRACTIONS.NET>:

> 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.
>
How can I save or generate a shapefile from a TIN file (generated with ArcView
3.2)?

Thanks,

-- 
Gustavo Madrigal

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