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<DIV>Hi Steve</DIV>
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<DIV>For Shapefiles, the only one you need is shptree. It creates a .qix spatial index file of your features.</DIV>
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<DIV>Usage: shptree yourshapefile.shp</DIV>
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<DIV>The other tools are for rasters.</DIV>
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<DIV>Kind regards,</DIV>
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<DIV>Robert Sanson</DIV>
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<DIV>Robert Sanson, BVSc, MACVSc, PhD<BR>Geospatial Services<BR>AsureQuality Limited<BR>PO Box 585, Palmerston North<BR>NEW ZEALAND<BR><BR>Phone: +64 6 351-7990<BR>Fax: +64 6 351-7919<BR>Mobile: 021 448-472<BR>E-mail: sansonr@asurequality.com<BR><BR>>>> <Steve.Toutant@inspq.qc.ca> 28/03/2009 3:05 a.m. >>><BR><BR><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>Hi,</FONT> <BR><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>I read a lot on how to optimized mapserver for large shapefile but I get confused. I read on shp2tile, ogrtindex, shptree, ...</FONT> <BR><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>What is the link between those tools? What is the recipe?</FONT> <BR><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>thanks,</FONT> <BR><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>Steve</FONT> <BR><BR><BR><BR><FONT face=sans-serif size=2><BR></FONT><FONT color=#0066ff size=3><I>Steve Toutant, M. Sc.</I></FONT><FONT size=3><BR>Analyste en géomatique<BR>Secteur environnement<BR>Direction des risques biologiques, environnementaux et occupationnels<BR>Institut national de santé publique du Québec<BR>945, avenue Wolfe<BR>Québec, Qc G1V 5B3 </FONT></DIV>
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