[mapserver-users] EXTENT differing between layers?

[Daniel Morissette]

Alex Rice wrote:
> 
> As long as all layers have the same projection & coord. system,
> is it OK if layers have different extents? I have a bunch of
> layers and some differ by their extent by a degree or two. I see
> that EXTENT can only be defined at the level of MAP.
> 

Yes, layers can, and most of the time will have different extents and
that's OK as long as they are all in the same projection (unless you
provide PROJECTION definitions as well)... the map extents is there to
define the initial extents of the map when your application starts. 

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