[Mapserver-users] Adding a GIF layer to my .map file

[Siki Zoltan]

Hi,

On Tue, 12 Aug 2003, Howard Mark wrote:

> #1 The filename is NOT imagefilename.wld

You can use .wld for any supported raster (I use .wld for tif & jpeg).
See RASTER-HOWTO.

--
Cherrs, Zoltan

> In the case of a tif it's imagefilename.tfw
> For JPG it's imagefilename.jgw
> For GIF it's imagefilename.gfw
> 
> #2 You should be able to determine this yourself
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mario Servin [mailto:mservin at tecnoaccion.com.ar]
> Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2003 8:48 AM
> To: Howard Mark; mapserver-users at lists.gis.umn.edu
> Subject: Re: [Mapserver-users] Adding a GIF layer to my .map file
> 
> 
> Sorry Howard!!,
>     I realize that it is the second time I use your last name instead of
> your first name!!!. Well, I am a bit distracted by these days. Another
> question: Do you know any software that can help me to georeference my GIF
> file, and generate the world file?
> 
> Mario
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Howard Mark" <MHoward at spaceimaging.com>
> To: "'Mario Servin'" <mservin at tecnoaccion.com.ar>;
> <mapserver-users at lists.gis.umn.edu>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2003 11:33 AM
> Subject: RE: [Mapserver-users] Adding a GIF layer to my .map file
> 
> 
> > Mario,
> > You can use a world file to georeference. You need to know the coordinates
> > of the upper left corner and the map units / pixel to display.
> > see:
> > http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/doc36/raster-howto.html
> >
> > Mark
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Mario Servin [mailto:mservin at tecnoaccion.com.ar]
> > Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2003 8:17 AM
> > To: mapserver-users at lists.gis.umn.edu
> > Subject: [Mapserver-users] Adding a GIF layer to my .map file
> >
> >
> > Hi,
> >     I followed the MapServer 4.0 Tutorial  for puting a layer with a GIF
> > (RASTER type) in my .map file.  Well, nothing happened. The image is not
> > shown. Ok, I did not realize that MapServer has no information about
> > georeference of the GIF file, but nothing was mentioned about it in the
> > Tutorial. Could it be the reason that the image is not shown?. Anyway, how
> > can I georeference my GIF file?
> >     Regards,
> >                 Mario
> >
> >
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