[MS4W-Users] Custom Maps

[Ian Tidy]

The MapServer MAP file is the equivalent to a MapInfo Workspace (WOR
file).  It defines the layers, symbology, etc.

 

You can either use the native MapInfo Tables (this is the TAB, ID, IND,
DAT, and MAP files) using OGR (see
http://www.mapserver.org/input/vector/mapinfo.html for more details).  I
found the to be slow, so I convert my MapInfo data to ESRI Shape Files.
This can be done with the Universal Translator included with MapInfo
Pro, or with the OGR tools included with MS4W, or I use Safe FME.  All
of these can be run from a batch file or command line.

 

Cheers Ian

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[mailto:ms4w-users-bounces at lists.maptools.org] On Behalf Of Mohamad
Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 2:50 PM
To: ms4w-users at lists.maptools.org
Subject: [MS4W-Users] Custom Maps

 

Hi guys,

 

Our company used MapInfo for several years, we are trying now to use
MapServer,

 The extensions of files used for MapInfo  are : TAB, WOR, ID, IND, DAT,
MAP, 

 

How to convert or use those files with MapServer?

I already did the installation of MapServer on Windows using this one:
ms4w-2.3.1-setup.exe <http://maptools.org/dl/ms4w/ms4w-2.3.1-setup.exe>
142 KB (contains MapServer 5.2.1)

I did a full installation

 

Thanks

Regards

 

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