MapGuide RFC 26 - Stylize Grid Surface

This page contains an change request (RFC) for the MapGuide Open Source project. More MapGuide RFCs can be found on the RFCs page.

Status

RFC Template Version	1.0
Submission Date	Aug 2, 2007
Last Modified	Maggie Yang Timestamp
Author	Maggie Yang
RFC Status	draft
Implementation Status	under development
Proposed Milestone	1.3
Assigned PSC guide(s)	(when determined)
Voting History	(vote date)
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Overview

This section brefly describes the problem set, and the proposed solution in general terms. It should be deliberately short, a couple of sentences or so.

Motivation

For elevation data, such as DEM file, which would not be displayed in MapGuide as it does in Map 3D, because the MapGuide do not have the stylization mechanism for grid surface data as Map does. So, in this release, we will make MapGuide has the ability to stylize the elevation layer. If publish a elevation layer from Map 3D to MapGuide, the user would see Figure 1 in MapGuide Studio in the future, not the Figure 2, which is the current status for elevation data in MapGuide.

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Figure1		Figure2

Proposed Solution

This is a more detailed description of the actual changes desired. The contents of this section will vary based on the target of the RFC, be it a technical change, website change, or process change. For example, for a technical change, items such as files, XML schema changes, and API chances would be identified. For a process change, the new process would be laid out in detail. For a website change, the files affected would be listed.

Implications

This RFC does not describe any GUI modifications. The layer definition xml document was published from Map 3D. There are no changes to the existing public API.

Test Plan

Publish a Grid Surface data from Map 3D to MapGuide server, at the end the surface image should display as it was shown in Map 3D.

Funding/Resources

Supplied by Autodesk.