Currently export is a select by the bounding box of the current map view.
In older Java Web Start OLIVER a feature in a datalayer could be selected that
would define the export select. (Data is still selected, not clipped if
features fall over the line. Clip is not being asked for). GeoServer WFS
supports using a non-rectangular shape as a filter for export. The application
just needs to offer this functionality in the UI.
Example: If a user wanted to download a shapefile of the schools in Plymouth
only, they could select the feature Plymouth in the towns datalayer and use
that as the selection polygon. Issue 15 deals with drawing a polygon, but that
is a different case, as it would be difficult to draw the full town boundaries.
Drawing a polygon will probably solve cases where a certain small geographic
area is desired (perhaps a neighborhood).
Original issue reported on code.google.com by Aleda.Fr...@state.ma.us on 24 Feb 2011 at 7:16
Original issue reported on code.google.com by
Aleda.Fr...@state.ma.us
on 24 Feb 2011 at 7:16