How do I use shape files with the GLG Map Server?
The shape files may be used directly by specifying them as the source of data in the FILENAME parameter of the LIF file: FILENAME=/usr/gis_data/shorelines_shp/gshhs_land.shp VECTOR FORMAT=SHP The VECTOR FORMAT parameter is optional. If it is omitted, the map server will try to determine the data format from the filename’s extension. For maximum performance, shape files may be converted to an easier to read GVF format at the setup time, to avoid costly shape file parsing at the map generation run-time. To convert shape files to GVF format, use the shp2gvf shape file conversion utility described in the Tools and Utilities chapter of the GLG Map Server Reference Manual. The shape file conversion utility also provides options for processing large number of shape file located in a directory tree.
