True Type Map Symbols

[Steve Lime]

We, the DNR, have a couple of TrueType fonts available for download:

  - road symbols: http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/mis/gis/tools/arcview/extensions/roadsym/roadsym.html 
  - recreation symbols: http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/mis/gis/tools/arcview/extensions/RecSym/recsym.html 

You'll see the links to the .TTF files on those pages. The road symbols probably
aren't exactly what you're looking for but would serve as a start if you
can find a decent font editor.

Steve

>>> David Bitner <osgis.lists at GMAIL.COM> 11/28/05 11:24 AM >>>
How many folks out there are using True Type for map symbols?  I am
using True Type for my highway shields (interstate is actually made up
of three symbols which I then show on top of eachother in red, white,
and blue).  Has anyone put together a "font" of various map symbols? 
If not, is there anyone else who has cobbled together a small
selection of symbols that we could combine and make available to the
rest of the community?

Additionally, is there (or would it be easy to add) a way that a
symbol could be defined as a combination of three other symbols each
with a different color so that in the mapfile, all you would need to
do is have the symbol name and size (see interestate example above)?


David