FYI there is an example of shape thinning using Perl mapscript at http://trac.osgeo.org/mapserver/browser/trunk/mapserver/mapscript/perl/examples/thin.pl
..Tom -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Marte Raphael Y. Soliza Sent: Sun 31-Aug-08 15:00 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: [mapserver-users] Re: Display a map in lower detail Thanks a lot, it's what I exactly needed. On Mon, Sep 1, 2008 at 1:05 AM, ROBERT HOLLINGSWORTH <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > You're basically describing "generalization" here. I don't think mapscript > has facilities for this, but you may be able to perform your own > generalization on your shape objects. Try a google on "Douglas-Peucker > algorithm" and see what you find. In some cases I think people simplify > their polygons at various scales in advance and store them, then use the > mapserver CLASS and MINSCALE/MAXSCALE in the mapfile to select which > polygons to output. > _______________________________________________ mapserver-users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapserver-users
