[Cartoweb-users] Large Mapping Layers in Cartoweb

[Alexandre Saunier]

Hello Paul,
sorry you didn't get an answer to your question. Have you try posting 
your question to a mapserver-dedicated list?
AS

> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: *Paul Shapley* <p.shapley at gmail.com <mailto:p.shapley at gmail.com>>
> Date: 07-Apr-2006 15:22
> Subject: Large Mapping Layers in Cartoweb
> To: cartoweb-users at lists.maptools.org 
> <mailto:cartoweb-users at lists.maptools.org>
> 
> Hi All,
>  
> What is the best way to handle large raster and vector mapping types 
> such as 'shapefiles' and 'geotiff' or 'png' images in Cartoweb 3.2. I 
> have a 300mb shapefile i would like to use and some advice would be 
> grateful in terms of getting the best performance when scrolling 
> around the map.
>  
> Would PostgreSQL and PostGIS replicate the functions of ArcSDE?...if so how?
>  
> I could just focus on a small area of the shapefile but this is not 
> really practical.
>  
> Regards,
>  
> Paul
> 
> 
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