[Shapelib] spatial index support - idx file

[Frank Warmerdam]

On Thu, 10 Mar 2005 08:48:40 -0500, Gregory Muench
<gmuench at currentcomm.net> wrote:
> Thanks, Frank.  That does answer my question.
> 
> The reason I was asking is because I am using a .NET mapping control
> from a company called Spatially Aware, and they use what they have
> termed a "spatial index" file with an idx extension in order to speed up
> loading of features on maps.  They have a method to build this index
> file, but it is really slow, so I was attempting to get a speedier
> version of the same method.

Greg, 

Ah.  Well, I would assume it is an index format specific to their
software, so you will need to talk to them about it.  

Best regards,
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