TIN (Triangular Irregular Network) files and MapServer

Stephen Woodbridge woodbri at SWOODBRIDGE.COM
Mon Dec 19 16:16:02 EST 2005


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G. Madrigal wrote:
> 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,
> 



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