[OpenLayers-Users] Highlighting Feature on KML Layer

[Jerome A. Wendell]

Phil,

 

The features in the vector layer that I am using are polygons that represent
tracts of land.  I presume that because of the nature of the data that it
would be best to retain it as vector data.  I created the vector layer and
it is maintained on our web site.  I presume that it would be best to keep
it as vector data.  Is that correct?

 

Thanks,

 

Jerome

 

 

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Thank you very much for your reply.  Is there another format for vector
layers that you would recommend?  I do have the option to possibly create
the data in another format.

Well first question is whether you need vector layer at all. I strongly
recommend WMS for display, WFS for query, using an OGC server (eg geoserver,
mapserver). The data can live shapefile, postgis, oracle etc (whatever is
supported by the server). Much of this would depend where/how the vector
data is authored. If you can use base data, then you should rather than
copying to another format/location.

If you look back on archives for this list, you will see discussion of
WMS/WFS combo. http://openlayers.org/dev/examples/getfeature-wfs.html
is an example.

If you insist on ascii vector format, then I would look at GML. 

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