How to use C++ and GDAL/OGR library to read and paint GIS vector files?

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I have searched a lot of information on the website,but not too much about using GDAL/OGR and C++ to paint vector files.Now I can read information stored in GIS .shp file with OGR library,but how to paint them on screen? Should this task be done with GDI+? I'm new in C++,I need some help?
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Posted 26-Feb-14 19:49pm

Jacory Gao

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Omar.Pessoa · Accepted Answer · 2014-02-28T00:23:00

First of all, you will need the libs
- shapelib, or
- gdal/ogr

You can use OPENGL or GDI/GDI+.

To render shapelib with OPENGL use this article:
Rendering Shapefile in OpenGL[^]

Using GDAL/OGR to load shape:
http://www.gdal.org/ogr/ogr_apitut.html

Drawing using GDI:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa984364(v=vs.71).aspx[^]