[mapserver-users] how to map certain lat/long locations??

[E Perik]

Hi Scott,

Here are some postings regarding creating points from lat/lon:
http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/wilma/mapserver-users/0110/msg00154.html
http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/wilma/mapserver-users/0112/msg00172.html
http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/wilma/mapserver-users/0203/msg00317.html

For general PHP Mapscript read:
http://www2.dmsolutions.on.ca/mapserver/php_mapscript/php_mapscript_docs
35.html

For a good PHP example take a look at:
http://www2.dmsolutions.ca/mapserver/rosa/index.html


-----Original Message-----
From: owner-mapserver-users at lists.gis.umn.edu
[mailto:owner-mapserver-users at lists.gis.umn.edu] On Behalf Of Scott D
Cogan
Sent: Friday, March 22, 2002 10:39 PM
To: mapserver-users at lists.gis.umn.edu
Subject: [mapserver-users] how to map certain lat/long locations??

i am pretty new to mapserver, but i downloaded a michigan map and i
tweaked
the demo so that my michigan map shapefiles shows up and i can pan and
zoom.

now what i would like to do is add another layer of "sites".  i have the
lat/long coordinates of each site, and i would like them to show up on
the
map with an icon such as a red square or some such thing.  ideally, i
could
then click on one of these red squares and bring up information on the
corresponding site.  BUT, first things first, how do i make shapefiles
given
the lat/long coordinates?  i have only PHP at my disposal, as far as
writing
applications.  thanks
-scott