[Mapserver-users] Can't seem to get the projection correct

[randy james]

Hi

Not sure if it will help, but is your image size in
your template file the same as whats in your map file.

size 800 600 (map file)

width="800"  height="600" (template)

Randy

--- "Martin, Daniel" <DMartin at erac.com> wrote:
> David,
> Thanks for your suggestion.  I tried it but it's not
> quite what I'm looking
> for.  I want horizontal lines of latitude, as I have
> now.  I'd just rather
> have the vertical less squished.
> 
> All,
> I've attached a map displaying identical data in
> MapInfo and MapServer, with
> both applications' projection set to latlong.  In
> comparison you can clearly
> see that the MapServer output is vertically
> squished.
> 
> This isn't limited to MapInfo.  Nearly any map I can
> find of a particular
> area from any source (Mapquest, an atlas, anywhere)
> is similar to the
> MapInfo view, and the MapServer view looks
> "squished", for lack of a better
> term.
> 
> I've attached a map file below.
> 
> I appreciate the help guys,
> Dan Martin
> 
> #
> # Start of map file
> #
> NAME NorthAmerica
> STATUS ON
> SIZE 800 600
> UNITS dd
> IMAGECOLOR 255 255 255
> FONTSET "..\fonts\fontset.txt"
> SYMBOLSET "..\symbols\symbolSet.txt"
> IMAGETYPE PNG
> 
> #
> # Projection definition, consult the PROJ.4
> documentation for parameter
> discussion
> #
> PROJECTION
> 		proj=latlong
> END
> 
> #
> # Start of web interface definition (including WMS
> enabling metadata)
> #
> WEB
>   TEMPLATE ../Clients/rosaClient.html
>   MINSCALE 1000
>   IMAGEPATH "\inetpub\wwwroot\temp\"
>   IMAGEURL "/temp/"
> 	HEADER "../queryTemplates/query_head.html"
> 	FOOTER "../queryTemplates/query_foot.html"
> 	EMPTY "../MapServer/noRecords.html"
> END
> 
> QUERYMAP
>   SIZE 200 200
>   STATUS ON
>   STYLE HILITE
>   COLOR 255 255 0
> END
> 
> 
> # Start of reference map
> 
> REFERENCE
>   IMAGE ../referenceImages/us-reference.gif
>   EXTENT -124.986016 24.403641 -66.490832 68.268767
>   SIZE 160 120
>   STATUS ON
>   COLOR -1 -1 -1
>   OUTLINECOLOR 255 0 0
> END
> 
> 
> # LEGEND object
> LEGEND
>    STATUS off		 
>    KEYSIZE 40 16
> 	 OUTLINECOLOR -1 -1 -1
>    TEMPLATE
> "../legendTemplates/checkBox_legend.html"
> END
> 
> #
> # Start of scalebar
> #
> SCALEBAR
>   IMAGECOLOR 0 125 90
> 	BACKGROUNDCOLOR 150 230 150
> 	OUTLINECOLOR 255 255 255
>   LABEL
>     COLOR 255 255 255
>     SIZE large
>   END
>   STYLE 0
>   SIZE 200 10
>   COLOR 255 255 255
>   UNITS miles
>   INTERVALS 3
>   TRANSPARENT TRUE
>   STATUS TRUE
> END
> 
> # Start of layer definitions
> #
> LAYER
>   NAME "USA"
> 
>   PROJECTION
>     "proj=latlong"
>   END
> 
>   CONNECTIONTYPE OGR
>   CONNECTION "\GISData\Namerca\USA\Usa_Maps\USA.TAB"
> 
> 	STATUS DEFAULT
>   TYPE POLYGON
>   CLASS
>     COLOR 225 225 185
>     OUTLINECOLOR -1 -1 -1
>   END
> END
> 
> LAYER
>   NAME "Canada"
> 
>   PROJECTION
>     "proj=latlong"
>   END
> 
>   CONNECTIONTYPE OGR
>   CONNECTION "\GISData\Namerca\Canada\Canada.TAB"
> 	STATUS DEFAULT
> 
>   TYPE POLYGON
> 
>   CLASS
>     COLOR 225 225 185
>   END
> END
> 
> END
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Ed McNierney [mailto:ed at topozone.com]
> > Sent: Tuesday, February 18, 2003 9:59 AM
> > To: Martin, Daniel;
> mapserver-users at lists.gis.umn.edu
> > Subject: RE: [Mapserver-users] Can't seem to get
> the 
> > projection correct
> > 
> > 
> > Daniel -
> > 
> > Unfortunately <g>, the map looks just fine.  What
> were you expecting?
> > Do you have a sample of what a "geographic"
> projection of 
> > that area does
> > look like?  Canada's going to get stretched quite
> a bit that way.
> > 
> > 	- Ed
> > 
> > Ed McNierney
> > President and Chief Mapmaker
> > TopoZone.com / Maps a la carte, Inc.
> > 73 Princeton Street, Suite 305
> > North Chelmsford, MA  01863
> > Phone: (978) 251-4242  Fax: (978) 251-1396
> > ed at topozone.com
> > 
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Martin, Daniel [mailto:DMartin at erac.com] 
> > Sent: Tuesday, February 18, 2003 10:51 AM
> > To: mapserver-users at lists.gis.umn.edu
> > Subject: [Mapserver-users] Can't seem to get the
> projection correct
> > 
> > I've been playing with my projections for some
> time now, with no
> > success.
> > I'm using entirely OGR data (MapInfo data to be
> exact).  All 
> > the data is
> > in
> > latlong.  No matter what I try, I end up with maps
> that are vertically
> > challenged (squished).  See the attachment.
> > 
> > I'd appreciate any advice you can offer.
> 
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