The Map Converter sample application exists to show the
use of the Map Conversion service. The Map Conversion service provides
a server-side JAX-RS resource that supports conversion from cartographic
ESRI shapefiles to a JSON representation of the map, suitable for
display by a Dojo dojox.geo.charting widget.
A sample client application, provided by the Mobile Showcase
sample on WebSphere®
Application
Server, uses the Map Conversion service. Users of this application
can upload a set of ESRI cartographic files to the server, choose
parameters such as projection and simplification ratio, and download
the resulting JSON map file. The JSON map file can be used as a feed
for a dojox.geo.charting application.