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<p class=MsoNormal>Hi All,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal> PostGIS,
a cartographic tool? I have a rather vague query, so bear with me.
I’m looking to shortcut some painful manual cartographic work, with any
luck by using PostGIS.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal> I
want to show nearly coincident lines with exaggerated distances between them,
while maintaining their basic topology—e.g. having lines cross when they
cross. In other words, all nodes of intersection should be stationary,
and all other vertices moved some distance “away”. I’m
supposing I can define “away” topologically (left or right), or
even along the same axis as a line drawn between the vertex and the nearest
point on a line. Am I thinking along the right lines, and should I be
using topology rules to keep my nodes stationary, or can I keep it simpler?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Best,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Steve<o:p></o:p></p>
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style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#006C56'>Stephen
Mather<br>
</span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#006C56'>Geographic
Information Systems (GIS) Manager<br>
</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#006C56'>(216) 635-3243<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#006C56'>svm@clevelandmetroparks.com<br>
</span><a href="http://www.clemetparks.com/"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>clevelandmetroparks.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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