[mapserver-users] Symbology

[Michael Schulz]

Jay,

you need to reference the symbolset file in the map section of you mapfile
SYMYBOLSET '/path/to/your/symbolset.sym'

then you can simply use the names of the defined symbols.

Cheers, Michael


2010/9/16 Jay Kapalczynski <jkapalczynski at ci.maple-grove.mn.us>:
> Thanks guys for your thoughts...still green to this and trying to learn
>
> I would make real sense to me to create the .sym file where I would not have
> to redefine the particular symbol sets
>
>
>
> DO I HAVE THIS RIGHT?
>
>
>
> 1.  BUT how do I define the symbol set or point to the .sym file from the
> map file ?????
>
>
>
> SYMBOL FILE: So in the Symbol file I would have this (example of two of
> them)
>
>
>
> SYMBOL
>
>   NAME 'bike'
>
>   TYPE pixmap
>
>   IMAGE '/home/mapserv/proj/pmap/bike.png'
>
>   TRANSPARENT 2
>
> END
>
> SYMBOL
>
>   NAME 'church'
>
>   TYPE pixmap
>
>   IMAGE '/home/mapserv/proj/pmap/church.png'
>
>   TRANSPARENT 5
>
> END
>
>
>
>
>
> MAP FILE: I would simply call them?
>
>
>
> CLASS
>
>   STYLE
>
>     SYMBOL "bike"
>
>     COLOR 0 0 0
>
>     OUTLINECOLOR 0 0 0
>
>   END
>
> END
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Fawcett, David (MPCA) [mailto:David.Fawcett at state.mn.us]
> Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2010 9:50 AM
> To: Jay Kapalczynski; 'Michael Schulz'
> Cc: mapserver-users at lists.osgeo.org
> Subject: RE: [mapserver-users] Symbology
>
>
>
> You can put the symbol definition in your map file, or in a symbols file
> (e.g. symbols.sym) and then set SYMBOLSET at the MAP level to point to your
> symbols.sym file.
>
>
>
> David.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
>
> From: mapserver-users-bounces at lists.osgeo.org
> [mailto:mapserver-users-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Jay
> Kapalczynski
>
> Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2010 9:45 AM
>
> To: 'Michael Schulz'
>
> Cc: mapserver-users at lists.osgeo.org
>
> Subject: RE: [mapserver-users] Symbology
>
>
>
> Ok that seems to make sense...but where do I place the image SYMBOL (your
> example below)?  DO I place that in the map file as well?
>
> Little confused there....
>
>
>
> Thanks Michael and Adam for your return replys.
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
>
> From: mandschulz at googlemail.com [mailto:mandschulz at googlemail.com] On Behalf
> Of Michael Schulz
>
> Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2010 9:27 AM
>
> To: Jay Kapalczynski
>
> Cc: mapserver-users at lists.osgeo.org
>
> Subject: Re: [mapserver-users] Symbology
>
>
>
> Hi,
>
>
>
> yes, you have to define an image symbol in your symbolset and use that:
>
>
>
> SYMBOL
>
>   NAME 'church'
>
>   TYPE pixmap
>
>   IMAGE 'church.gif'
>
>   TRANSPARENT 5
>
> END
>
>
>
> then use
>
> SYMBOL 'church' in your style.
>
>
>
> Cheers, Michael
>
>
>
> 2010/9/16 Jay Kapalczynski <jkapalczynski at ci.maple-grove.mn.us>:
>
>> In a map file...Is there a way to use an image (jpg, bmp, png) instead of
>> a
>
>> marker symbol (star, circle etc) when symbolizing points
>
>>
>
>>
>
>>
>
>>        LAYER
>
>>
>
>>               DUMP TRUE
>
>>
>
>>               NAME 'Firestations'
>
>>
>
>>               DATA 'firestations'
>
>>
>
>>               TYPE POINT
>
>>
>
>>               STATUS ON
>
>>
>
>>               CLASS
>
>>
>
>>                 NAME 'Fire Stations'
>
>>
>
>>                 COLOR 254 0 0
>
>>
>
>>                      INSTEAD OF STAR PLACE AN IMAGE
>
>>
>
>>                 SYMBOL "star"
>
>>
>
>>                     SIZE 8
>
>>
>
>>               END
>
>>
>
>>
>
>>
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