[MS4W-Users] Custom Maps

[Ian Tidy]

Mohamad,

 

Sorry, but there are no tools for converting WOR or GST files to
MapServer MAP files.  I sometimes use QGIS to open the layers and save
off a MapServer file.  This provides a starting point but doesn't do the
whole job.

 

Cheers Ian

 

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GIS Analyst / Developer
Works Asset Department
Napier City Council
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From: Mohamad [mailto:Klay at intellitrac.com.au] 
Sent: Friday, August 28, 2009 4:11 PM
To: Ian Tidy; ms4w-users at lists.maptools.org
Subject: RE: [MS4W-Users] Custom Maps

 

Hi Guys,

 

Which Mapserver tools open WOR file or GST files?

 

 

Cheers

Mohamad

From: Ian Tidy [mailto:IANT at napier.govt.nz] 
Sent: Friday, August 28, 2009 7:50 AM
To: Mohamad; ms4w-users at lists.maptools.org
Cc: Ian Tidy
Subject: RE: [MS4W-Users] Custom Maps

 

Mohamad,

 

A .GST and .WOR files are similar they both contain layer definitions.
So a MapServer MAP file provides similar functionality to a MapInfo .GST
or .WOR file. 

 

Cheers Ian

______________________
Ian Tidy
GIS Analyst / Developer
Works Asset Department
Napier City Council
Skype ian.tidy.ncc
mailto:iant at napier.govt.nz
http://www.napier.govt.nz <http://www.napier.govt.nz/>  |
http://maps.napier.govt.nz <http://maps.napier.govt.nz/>  

 

From: Mohamad [mailto:Klay at intellitrac.com.au] 
Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 6:23 PM
To: Ian Tidy; ms4w-users at lists.maptools.org
Subject: RE: [MS4W-Users] Custom Maps

 

Hi Guys,

I am newbie to MapInfo and MapServer and I think my questions prove
that.

The GeoSetManager of Mapx (that's what I called Mapinfo) doesn't support
WOR files only GST files

Am I talking about another software?

 

Thanks

 

 

 

From: ms4w-users-bounces at lists.maptools.org
[mailto:ms4w-users-bounces at lists.maptools.org] On Behalf Of Ian Tidy
Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 1:06 PM
To: Mohamad; ms4w-users at lists.maptools.org
Cc: Ian Tidy
Subject: Re: [MS4W-Users] Custom Maps

 

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

______________________
Ian Tidy 
GIS Analyst / Developer
Phone +64-6-835-7579 Ext. 8115 
Fax +64-6-834-4195

Skype:ian.tidy.ncc 
mailto:iant at napier.govt.nz
http://www.napier.govt.nz | http://maps.napier.govt.nz 

 

From: ms4w-users-bounces at lists.maptools.org
[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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