[mapguide-users] Creating and adding layers

[Zac Spitzer]

don't even bother with GDAL unless your using a 2.1 build,
it's really broken

2.1 also does raster reprojection and is more stable

z

On Thu, Nov 5, 2009 at 7:07 PM, Kenneth Skovhede, GEOGRAF A/S
<ks at geograf.dk> wrote:
> 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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