Our current osftware supports Raster images using thinkGeo. but our customers want to have the vector graphics so that the images are good in any zoom levels. From basic analysis we are planning to use shapefiles. I have saveral questions here.
1. How does customer can create shapfiles?
2. Once they are created, Customer can import the shapefiles into software so that the desired shapefile will be displayed on thinkGeo map suite. Can map suite display any shapefile withut modifying a software for every different shape file? if so how?
In case of raster iamges it was easy to create raster images and just display them on thinkGeo map with given a file path. But it seems like shapfile has more dependent files and need to parse them. Basically i have no idea how it will work.
3. What is the customer roll or knowledge required to create shapefiles?
4. What are the information customer need to provide to the software for every new shapefile?
5. what is the developer responsibility to make the software work for any shapefile?
I am new to the vector graphics. please guide me to the right path.Appreciate your help.