[mapserver-users] MapServer Limitations

[woodbri at swoodbridge.com]

Kieran,

It is vary simpler to do. Just use a circle symbol and create a roads 
at say SIZE 5 and then add any OVERLAYSYMBOL 'circle' with a smaller 
size like OVERLAYSIZE 3 and use a different color. There are examples 
in the archives and probably on wiki.

-Steve

On 25 Sep 2002 at 9:06, Kieran J. Ames wrote:

> Steve,
> I've been following some of your postings to the Mapserver-users list
> and visited your imaptools.com site. I was quite impressed with your
> "Find A Place" app and was wondering about the street renderings you
> create. With Mapserver, I've only been able to render street
> centerlines whereas you seem to portray streets with a two-dimensional
> curbline. I'm assuming that your nmap app uses, or is similar to, the
> Mapserver engine. With that said, could you offer any guidance on how
> I might "pretty-up" my maps like this? ...Sample map file, symbol
> definitions, etc? The link I used was
> http://swoodbridge.com/web2/nmap/?x=-73.369565&y=40.675700&mx=-73.3695
> 65&my=40.675700&dx=0.013&dy=0.013
> 
> TIA for your thoughts/assistance.
> Kieran Ames
> 
> 
> woodbri at swoodbridge.com wrote:
> 
> > Pradeep,
> >
> > I know this was probably addressed to Steve Lime, but I will toss my
> > 2 cents in also.
> >
> > In general, is it hard to say what the limitations of anything are
> > without knowing what you expect to do with it. For example it would
> > be safe to say it probably can not do the dishes, etc :) but when
> > you get closer to the domain of expertise it is not possible to say
> > it does this well or not, because "well" is very subjective and
> > without some specific details of the task involved it is not
> > possible to accurately define its fitness for purpose.
> >
> > Another problem is the skill of the user in knowing how to make it
> > do what you want. As someone recently said on the list, It is easy
> > to setup mapserver in such a way the its performance really sucks.
> > This does not mean the mapserver sucks, just that specific
> > configuration.
> >
> > On the flip side, it is easier to make a check list of all the
> > things that mapserver CAN do. We also have many testimonial from
> > people that have tried other solutions like ESRI and have found that
> > mapserver was a much better solution - just check the list archives
> > or post a request to the list.
> >
> > That said, I think it would be safe to say that Mapserver's specific
> > domain of expertise is in serving maps and ...
> >
> > It is NOT a GIS system.
> > It is NOT a general purpose geocoding system.
> > It is NOT a network analysis and routing system.
> > It is NOT designed to edit spatial data files, not that you can do
> > this in a limited sort of way. It is NOT a desktop GUI application.
> >
> > I hope this helps.
> >   -Steve Woodbridge
> >    http://iMapTools.com
> >
> > On 25 Sep 2002 at 17:19, Pradeep wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > Hello Steve and all
> > >  I am working towards the goal of evaluating MapServer wrt to many
> > >  of
> > > the other similar technologies available in-house, Can I know from
> > > you what MapServer cannot do?(its limitations) or a general
> > > guideline where we can use MapServer and Where we cannot use it.
> > >
> > > Regards and Best wishes
> > > Pradeep
> > >
> 
>