On Wed, 21 Dec 2005 22:37:52 -0500, Frank Warmerdam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>On 12/21/05, Paolo Cavallini <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Hi all. >> I have seen on the home page that MapServer supports MySQL tables via OGR, >> which however does not have support for spatial data. Could someone point out >> a resource to understand this better, or give us a brief overview of MySQL >> support in UMN MS? > >Paolo, > >I would add that over the next few weeks Howard Butler and I >will be extending OGR with quite complete support for the MySQL >spatial capabilities. This work is being supported by the Canadian >Department of Fisheries and Oceans. > >So, for those wanting to use the spatial capabilities of MySQL >in MapServer or other OGR enabled applications, hopefully something >will be available pretty soon. Contact Howard or I if you want to do >early testing. > >I would stress that MySQL's spatial support still falls short of >what PostGIS does for you in a number of ways, but for those >just wanting to hold and query spatial data efficiently it well might >be a good solution. > >Best regards, >-- >---------------------------------------+---------------------------------- ---- >I set the clouds in motion - turn up | Frank Warmerdam, [EMAIL PROTECTED] >light and sound - activate the windows | http://pobox.com/~warmerdam >and watch the world go round - Rush | Geospatial Programmer for Rent Hello Frank, Just wondering what the status of MySQL spatial support within OGR is. I just downloaded the latest version of ms4w thinking that support for MySQL was included but it is not yet. I am new to MapServer and I am doing some experimenting with it. Do you have any an idea of when I will be able to view MySQL spatial tables in MapServer. Regards, Cameron Blandy Senior GIS Specialist KGS Group Winnipeg
