[OpenLayers-Users] Confusion regarding shape file?

[Maxime Demers]

Convert the shapefile into geojson maybe?


On 11/15/15, Stephen Woodbridge <woodbri at swoodbridge.com> wrote:
> sukbir,
>
> geoserver is an option, mapserver and tinyows is another option. You
> will likely need to recreate your application using OpenLayers as gmaps
> is a closed proprietary library. If you are computing routes in gmaps,
> then you will need to look at pgrouting or some other routing solution.
>
> There is no simple answer to this question without knowing in detail all
> the typical transactions that are happening between your application and
> gmaps and know things like where do you store your data, etc.
>
> I would suggest loading the shapefile into postgresql along with any
> additional data you create like your geofences. Then these can be
> read/write/edited from things like geoserver or mapserver/tinyows.
>
> gmaps has some ability to pull data from other sources, but it is pretty
> limited and I'm pretty sure it does not support routing through other
> data. You might be able to put the data in postgresql and create an ajax
> handler to fetch limited amounts of data to put and work with in the
> client.
>
> Anyway this is just some ideas, other might have more ideas.
>
> -Steve
>
> On 11/15/2015 2:22 PM, sukbir singh wrote:
>> Dear Steve,
>>                       Yes currently we have written an application using
>> pure gmap where we can draw, save, edit and view geo fence using polygon
>> and polylines. Thereafter we can plot data and replay function all on
>> the gmap.
>>
>> Now the issue is that I have a  shapefile of  particular country? How
>> can I load that shapefile?
>>
>> My biggest challenge is how to port all the functionality done in google
>> map into this shapefile?
>>
>> What I read so far is that I need to install a geoserver is that correct?
>>
>> Yes my problem is now to render the shapefile as a map and secondly all
>> the functionality done via google map?
>>
>> I hope I am clearer now?
>>
>>  > To: openlayers-users at lists.osgeo.org
>>  > From: woodbri at swoodbridge.com
>>  > Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2015 14:05:27 -0500
>>  > Subject: Re: [OpenLayers-Users] Confusion regarding shape file?
>>  >
>>  > On 11/15/2015 1:36 PM, sukbir singh wrote:
>>  > > Hi All,
>>  > > Currently I have my application run well on google map. My
>>  > > client now have a shape file for a specific country. He needs us to
>> run
>>  > > the same functionality which we have in google map done on this
>>  > > shapefile. So in order to run a shape file must I install e.g.
>>  > > GeoServer. Then upon that I got to run open layers. How am I going to
>>  > > integrate google map into open layers? Am I moving on the right path?
>>  > > Thank you.
>>  >
>>  > I think you need to provide a little more information. From you
>>  > description, it sounds like you have write an application based on gmap
>>  > api. Now you have a shapefile,
>>  >
>>  > what do you want to do with that?
>>  > * edit the shapefile data?
>>  > * display it as a base map?
>>  > * do you need vectors from the shapefile to manipulate?
>>  > * or just to render the shapefile as a map?
>>  > * etc
>>  >
>>  > Without know what your app does and what you want to do with the
>>  > shapefile data, it is hard to make recommendations.
>>  >
>>  > -Steve
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