Hi Kyle I don't know of any software using the rotation parameters. ESRI software should, as world files were "invented" by them as far as I remember.
Anyway, MapServer supports rotation. Be aware that you have to specify Projection for every layer in the mapfile to be able to do that. See: http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/docs/reference/phpmapscript-class/classes/mapobj/?searchterm=rotation Mit freundlichem Gruss / Best Regards Flavio Hendry ---------------------------------------------------------------- TYDAC NEWS http://www.tydac.ch/german/index.php?menu=News_actual ---------------------------------------------------------------- ############ Mit freundlichen Gruessen / Kind Regards ############ mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ############ TYDAC AG - http://www.tydac.ch #### #### Geographic Information Solutions #### #### Luternauweg 12 -- CH-3006 Bern ############ Tel +41 (0)31 368 0180 - Fax +41 (0)31 368 1860 ---------------------------------------------------------------- -----Original Message----- From: Kyle Mulka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: MAPSERVER-USERS@LISTS.UMN.EDU Date: Sun, 5 Feb 2006 16:56:39 -0500 Subject: [UMN_MAPSERVER-USERS] World File Details > Hi guys! > > So, which pieces of free software support the second and third fields > of > world files? I've heard that most software just ignores rotation > because > it is too complex to implement or something. Will mapserver take a > world > file with rotation and actually rotate it? > > If any software does actually do this, I guess I would then need to > somehow georeference these rotated images. How would I go about doing > that? I don't want to maintain two images: one for the map, one for > the > way I want it unless there is some automated way of keeping these two > in > sync. > > Another related question: Is it possible to display a map with > mapserver > or similar software that is rotated... where north is not up, but > some > other direction like pointing to the lower left of your screen? > > -- > Kyle Mulka > Computer Science in Engineering > University of Michigan > http://maps.kylemulka.com
