Hi Markus,
If you are still unable to get the polygons to work can you provide an sql
dump of the table. Attaching it to an issue in the bug tracker would be
best. Feel free to assign it to me.
-Justin
On Mon, Jan 17, 2011 at 5:57 PM, "Dr. Markus Müller" <
[email protected]> wrote:
> Christian and David,
>
> thanks for your advice. I am very aware that mySQL's spatial
> capabilities are limited in comparison to PostGIS (I used PostGIS for
> the last few years whenever I had the choice). But in this project the
> setting is about CMS/GIS integration and we want to use Joomla as CMS
> (as it is the most well-know CMS in Indonesia and the most easy to learn
> too), Joomla uses mySQL as database and therefore... So I will go on
> trying. The mail from nyem (from 17/10/2011 10:35) gives me some hope . :)
>
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Markus
>
>
> On 17/01/2011 18:25, David Hine wrote:
> > Markus
> > Christian is making a very useful recommendation. PostGIS/Postgres is a
> > better database for this purpose.
> >
> > The UI tools for Postgres are different from MySQL and perhaps a little
> > harder to learn intuitively but the investment of time in learning is
> > repaid by the many spatial analysis and display tools in PostGIS that are
> > not available for MySQL.
> >
> > PostGIS in Action by R Obe and L Hsu has been very helpful. You can see
> it
> > on Manning Publications(www.manning.com/obe/)
> >
> > David Hine
> >
> > David Hine | Land and Water Management | ....making it
> > visible....
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]
> > Sent: Monday, 17 January 2011 7:06 PM
> > To: Dr. Markus Müller
> > Cc: [email protected]
> > Subject: Re: [Geoserver-users] mySQL datastore - display of polygonsfails
> > [resend]
> >
> > One quick question. You are aware of the fact that mysql does not
> > implement the full OpenGIS specification.
> >
> >
> http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.5/en/functions-that-test-spatial-relations
> > hips-between-geometries.html
> >
> > Relationship tests are always based on the MBR of the geometries. For
> > example, an intersection test of 2 polygons is handled as an
> > intersection test of the MBRs of these polygons. The result may not be
> > what you are expecting.
> >
> > I would recommend postgis.
> >
> > Yust my 2 cents
> >
> > Quoting "Dr. Markus Müller"<[email protected]>:
> >
> >> [Sorry for the resend - nobody uses mysql with geoserver on this list?]
> >>
> >>
> >> Dear listers,
> >>
> >> I want to use mySQL as datastore for geoserver but have trouble with
> >> polygons: they are only displayed as points although the geometry type
> >> in mysql is polygon or multipolygon. I use:
> >> - windows vista home premium
> >> - xampp-win32-1.7.3
> >> - geoserver 2.0.2 and corresponding mysql plugin
> >> - FWTools 2.4.7 for importing shapefiles into my mysql database
> >>
> >> If I use a shapefile datastore with the same data it is displayed fine,
> >> so I guess something between mysql and geoserver goes wrong.
> >>
> >> Anybody experience with this problem or any ideas?
> >>
> >>
> >> Thanks and regards,
> >>
> >> Markus
> >>
> >>
> >>
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