[mapserver-users] File Format Performance
Flavio Hendry
flavio at tydac.ch
Wed Sep 9 06:31:43 PDT 2009
Hi Ian
> 1. Are ESRI Shape files the best file format for MapServer?
For smaller area yes. However I did not see a big difference between
Shape and MapInfo. Use shapeindex for larger files.
> 2. Will storing all my data in PostgreSQL be faster (at rendering
> with php_mapscript) than ESRI Shape files?
Should be similar, maybe slightly slower. We use PostGIS for very large
site (gigabytes of vector data). Performance is pretty good, however I
would suggest quadcores and Linux 64. I would not like to fiddle around
with such large shapefiles and I do not like the idea of tiling the data .
> 3. Is there another options that is better (faster) than PostgreSQL
> or Shape files (e.g. another file format)?
MapInfo is pretty good too ... suggested if you are a MapInfo User.
Mit freundlichem Gruss / Best regards
Flavio Hendry
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