gistoolkit-editor

[Gistoolkit-editor] SVG Format for saving maps.

[ithaqua <it...@at...>]

There is a new command (SaveSVGCommand) that saves the completed maps in
SVG format.

The GISToolkitEditor uses the BATIK classes to generate these maps, so
you will need to download and install BATIK to make this command
appear.  BATIK consists of several jar files, but the only ones you are
going to need are:

batik-svggen.jar
batik-dom.jar
batik-awt-util.jar
batik-util.jar
batik-xml.jar

If these classes are not in the class path, then the save as SVG menu
command will not appear.

Questions:
Is there a need to add support for reading a SVG document as a data
source?
Is there a need to add support for the server to save SVG documents?

Thanks,
Ithaqua.

Re: [Gistoolkit-editor] SVG Format for saving maps.

[Maurizio N. <na...@it...>]

On Sunday 13 July 2003 20:42, ithaqua wrote:
> There is a new command (SaveSVGCommand) that saves the completed maps in
> SVG format.

Great ;)
I this day i have started a implementation on a utility to genere SVG file 
from a ESRI Shapefile by use GISToolkit and Batik classes


> Questions:
> Is there a need to add support for reading a SVG document as a data
> source?

mmm ... i think this is not enough 

> Is there a need to add support for the server to save SVG documents?

I think is a good idea generate SVG server side to have a good web gis but is 
necessary create a SVG user interface for the map navigation.
Look here:
http://www.geoserver.org
http://www.carto.net/projects/open_svg_mapserver/
http://www.carto.net/papers/svg/links/

Another question:
SVG can support serveral type of reference system, so, you can create a SVG 
file by using the "realy" coordinate system (without the traslation to the 
"screen coordinate system").
Look here
http://www.carto.net/papers/svg/comparison_flash_svg/
 to the "Coordinate-Systems, Transformations" section

About SVG:
look to this funny presentation
http://www.w3c.it/talks/webbit2003-SVG/0.svg