If you have SQL Server around, why don't you import the shape files into SQL (http://www.sharpgis.net/page/SQL-Server-2008-Spatial-Tools.aspx). Then you can do use the Reduce function to reduce the complexity of the shape to something suitable for you then use STAsText() to get the GEO as "well known text (WKT)" (it's a standard spatial format). I think you'll find parsing the WKT quite simple - it's basically a list of points for each polygon.
So you end up with a SQL statement something like: SELECT TOP 1 GEO.Reduce(100).STAsText() FROM Building Adjust the reduce value suitably for whatever quality you need the polygon in. You can then just grab the WKT and use it in your app. i.e. you don't actually need to have any SQL Server dependency in the app. I still think you should look at using DeepEarth to then display the geo - you'll save a HEAP of time handling zooming panning etc and you can easily create DeepEarth polygons from the WKT. Richard On Fri, Mar 23, 2012 at 7:55 AM, Greg Keogh <g...@mira.net> wrote: > Chaps, I found some free downloads of shapefiles for various states and > countries, but then I had to go looking for a managed code library that can > manipulate shp, prj and dbx files. I found SharpMap and DotSpatial which > look very impressive for apps with maps, but it’s huge overkill for me. I > just need simple regions with colours and selection, so perhaps it’s best > just to render the graphics myself with hit-test and simple animations. All > I have to do now is find some country and state shapes in an open format > (preferably XML). Simplified shapes would be fine of course as I don’t need > the 3 seconds of arc accuracy of some of the shapefiles I’ve seen. I’ll > report back when I make any progress on this -- Greg **** > > ** ** > > _______________________________________________ > ozsilverlight mailing list > ozsilverlight@ozsilverlight.com > http://prdlxvm0001.codify.net/mailman/listinfo/ozsilverlight > >
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