[mapguide-users] Creating and adding layers

[Kenneth Skovhede, GEOGRAF A/S]

Rasters are notoriously difficult to get to work.

First of, you need to run the server from the console with the CPL_DEBUG=on:
http://trac.osgeo.org/fdo/wiki/FdoGdalNotes
(See at the bottom of the page).

And you have to create the gdalplugin folder yourself, so you get the 
file layout
as described on FdoGdalNotes page.

Your MapDefinition coordinate system and raster coordinate system MUST 
match 100%.

Also look in the error log file:
C:\Program Files\MapGuideOpenSource2.0\Server\Logs\Error.log

For a free vector editor, try Kosmo GIS:
http://www.opengis.es/

Good luck!

Regards, Kenneth Skovhede, GEOGRAF A/S



oshan skrev:
> By the way I'm using mapguide os 2.0 with jsp extension. does this come with
> the GDAL plugin to handle all the raster data? I checked in my bin folder
> and there is no gdalplugins folder! But inside FDO I have a file called
> gdal14.dll. If this is not enough where do I get this full plugin from and
> which version. The version of the gdal14.dll is 1.4.3.0
>
> cheers 
>
>
>
> oshan wrote:
>   
>> Hi Kenneth 
>>
>> Thanks for you reply. I'm basically trying to get a map displayed in the
>> ajax viewer and the map I'm planning to use is a raster image.
>>
>> I tried doing it using map guide maestro but I couldn't get the image
>> displayed. I tnk its something to do with the coordinate system may be its
>> way off the screen.
>>
>> I was looking at GDAL and found this link. It kind shows how to add
>> coordinate to raster image. I'll try that and see if it works.
>> http://trac.osgeo.org/gdal/wiki/UserDocs/RasterProcTutorial
>>
>> By the way do you mean data files like .shp? what is a good free client I
>> used to create such data? 
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>>
>>
>> Kenneth Skovhede, GEOGRAF A/S wrote:
>>     
>>> There is a short (incomplete) guide here that explains the procedure 
>>> from a users viewpoint:
>>> http://trac.osgeo.org/mapguide/wiki/maestro/UserGuide
>>>
>>> If you have MapGuide Enterprise, you can get Studio for free, which has 
>>> a manual in the "Help" menu.
>>>
>>> If you need to create data as well, you need a GIS client application, 
>>> such as Autocad Map, ArcGIS or MapInfo.
>>> (There are free clients avalible as well)
>>>
>>> Your question is a bit vague, so if this is an answer to another 
>>> question, can you explain your current setup?
>>>
>>> Regards, Kenneth Skovhede, GEOGRAF A/S
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> oshan skrev:
>>>       
>>>> Hi
>>>>
>>>> I want to know how to create layers? 
>>>>
>>>> Say that you have a map and you want to create layers for political
>>>> divisions. How would you go about doing this?
>>>>
>>>> I ask this before but I didn't get any answer. My apologies if its a
>>>> stupic
>>>> question! Since I don't really have any good vectored based maps, is it
>>>> possible to use a jpeg as a base image? How do I achieve this?
>>>>
>>>> I appreciate any help
>>>> Thanks
>>>>   
>>>>         
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