[mapserver-users] coloring map

Fawcett, David david.fawcett at moea.state.mn.us
Wed Jun 20 15:18:54 EDT 2001


If the map colors don't have to be dynamic, you could pre-classify the layer with a field in the shape file.  Then, just set color according to class.

David.


David J. Fawcett
GIS / Databases

MN Office of Environmental Assistance
520 Lafayette Rd N
St. Paul, MN 55155
651.215.0200


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> From: 	Ludovic Tenant[SMTP:Ludovic at siterra.com]
> Sent: 	Wednesday, June 20, 2001 2:03 PM
> To: 	mapserver-users at lists.gis.umn.edu
> Subject: 	[mapserver-users] coloring map
> 
> Hi list, 
> 
> I would like to draw my US map so that contiguous states have different colors (I think 4 different colors is enough...).
> 
> I was wondering if it was possible to do that with Mapserver/Mapscript (for now I don't remember having seen a map with different colors for polygons...). That would make my map much nicer for my web application.
> 
> So if anybody knows how to do that, I would welcome any examples. 
> Thanks 
> 
> Ludovic. 
> 
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