[mapserver-users] addfeature - point appearing at center of map?

[Stepan Kafka]

What projection has your map set? And what is the extent of this? Please,
check the relation between map and layer projections.

Stepan Kafka

> -----Pùvodní zpráva-----
> Od: owner-mapserver-users at lists.gis.umn.edu
> [mailto:owner-mapserver-users at lists.gis.umn.edu]za uživatele Debbie
> Pagurek
> Odesláno: 9. èervence 2002 20:36
> Komu: mapserver-users at lists.gis.umn.edu
> Pøedmìt: [mapserver-users] addfeature - point appearing at center of
> map?
>
>
> Hi,
> I have created an application that adds points to the map
> "on-the-fly".  It makes use of a layer outlined as follows in the
> map file:
>
> LAYER
>   NAME COLLECTIONS
>   TYPE POINT
>   FEATURE
>   END
>   STATUS ON
>   TEMPLATE VOID
>   CLASS
>     SYMBOL "circle"
>     SIZE 5
>     COLOR 255 0 0
>   END
>   PROJECTION
>     "init=epsg:4326"
>   END
> END
>
> For some reason, in addition to the points I am adding
> dynamically using php/mapscript, there is a point showing at the
> very centre of the map (the map is 600 by 300, so the point is
> appearing at 300, 150) or a point is appearing at 0 lat, 0 long
> even though I have NOT coded this at all.  I can't figure out how
> to get rid of this point on my maps!
>
> here's a bit of code:
> // loop through records and display (addfeature) each point
> $dummylayer=ms_newLayerObj($map); //a new layerobject
>
> $numrows = count($long);
> for ($i = 0 ; $i <= $numrows; ++$i)
> {
>    $oShp=ms_newShapeObj(MS_SHP_POINT);
>    $oLine=ms_newLineObj();
>    $oLine->addXY($long[$i],$lat[$i]);
>    $oShp->add($oLine);
>    $dummylayer=$map->getLayerByName("COLLECTIONS");
>    $dummylayer->addfeature($oShp);
> }
>
> Anyone have any ideas why this point is appearing in the centre?
>
> Thanks,
> D. Pagurek
>
>
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