Re: [UMN_MAPSERVER-USERS] Map files for dummies?

Fri, 24 Mar 2006 12:16:13 -0800

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Dave,
 
Unless you are specifying the layer name in the URL that is calling MapServer, you will need to set the STATUS of your layer, "Bexar County" to DEFAULT.
 
David.
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From: UMN MapServer Users List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dave Nuttall
Sent: Friday, March 24, 2006 1:09 PM
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Subject: [UMN_MAPSERVER-USERS] Map files for dummies?

I have an instance of Mapserver 4.8.1 running on CentOS with Apache 2.20, PHP 5.1.2 and Mapscript running as a DSO.

 

I can make/display maps where I use the canned tutorials.  But I’m failing to create map displays when I substitute shapefiles that are of local interest.

 

The shapefiles in question are apparently valid, since I can read them without any problems using “ogrinfo –al shapefile.shp”.

 

I extract the decimal dimensions and create my own *.map file, but all I ever get is the layer for pseudo-credits.

 

If someone could tweak my map file (which follows), it would be a valuable learning experience for me.

 

TIA.

Dave Nuttall

San Antonio, TX

 

Here is my map file:

 

MAP

    NAME BEXAR2

    STATUS ON

    SIZE 400 300

    IMAGETYPE PNG

    IMAGECOLOR 240 240 240

    SHAPEPATH "/var/www/data/texas"

    # the extents were pulled from the shape file with ogrinfo

    EXTENT 29.114435 98.116613 29.760630 98.806552

    UNITS DD

 

            LAYER

                        NAME "Bexar County"

                        TYPE POLYGON

                        STATUS ON

                        DATA "tgr48029all"

    # don't know if this projection is valid!

                        PROJECTION                                       

                           "proj=latlong"

                           "ellps=GRS80"

                           "datum=NAD83"

                        END                

                        CLASS                        

                        NAME "Bexar County"

                        OUTLINECOLOR 90 90 90

                        COLOR 0 255 0

                        END

END

# End of map layer

           

# This credits layer always works/displays!        

            LAYER

                                     NAME "credits"

                                     STATUS DEFAULT

                                     TRANSFORM FALSE

                                     TYPE ANNOTATION

                                     FEATURE

                                                                                    POINTS 10 290

                                     END

                                     TEXT 'Made with Mapserver. AIM to see it.'

            END

            CLASS

                                    LABEL

                                    TYPE BITMAP

                                    POSITION CR

                                    COLOR 0 0 0

                                    END

                        END

END

# end of credits layer

END

# end of bexar2.map for Bexar County, Texas.

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