Hi Dave see http://umn.mapserver.ch/ ... lots of explanations and examples.
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: Dave Nuttall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2006 13:09:17 -0600 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. > >
