[postgis-users] Noob request - using ST_SimplifyPreserveTopology() on Tiger Data

[Christian Guirreri]

I'm actually quite the flash wizard myself and have also looked through
their code extensively. There's a PHP backend driving things via Flash
remoting and its actually described in some detail here, written by the
authors:
http://www.cartogis.org/docs/proceedings/2006/bloch_harrower.pdf



On Tue, Jun 28, 2011 at 4:26 PM, Sandro Santilli <strk at keybit.net> wrote:

> On Tue, Jun 28, 2011 at 03:57:17PM -0400, Christian Guirreri wrote:
>
> > Out of curiosity, how does MapShaper handle this on the backend?
>
> I've no idea, I've never looked at MapShaper.
> Now that you mentioned it I tried launching it but it's implemented
> in AS3 and compiled in ABC bytecode which currently requires use of
> proprietary software for being run (an AVM2 capable flash player).
>
> I didnt' find any download link from the mapshaper.org website
> so I guess it's not even meant to give you the freedom to look
> at how things are done.
>
> You shouldn't be using it, it's a trap...
>
> Anyway, try kindly asking their authors.
>
> --strk;
>
>  ()   Free GIS & Flash consultant/developer
>  /\   http://strk.keybit.net/services.html
>
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