[mapserver-users] passing parameter to a OGRVRTDataSource layer

[Daniel Morissette]

On 2015-03-26 3:37 PM, Martin Ouellet wrote:
>
> Daniel:  What do you think is the best way to encode point in a csv
> (using the virtual format of OGR) for mapserver:
> 1) x y coordinates with  encoding="PointFromColumns"
> 2) point in WKT string in the csv
> 3) point encoded WKB string in the csv
> 4) maybe something else BUT it must be in a csv format
>

I have used only #1 with CSV and it works great and feels most natural 
for a CSV. I can't speak for WKT and WKB encoding in a CSV, never tried it.

Daniel
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