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

[Martin, Daniel]

Yes, this isn't the issue.  In that case, the image outside the template
would look fine.

Thanks,
-Dan

> -----Original Message-----
> From: randy james [mailto:rjames57 at yahoo.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, February 18, 2003 10:45 AM
> To: Martin, Daniel
> Cc: mapserver-users at lists.gis.umn.edu
> Subject: RE: [Mapserver-users] Can't seem to get the 
> projection correct
> 
> 
> 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.
> > 
> === message truncated ===
> 
> > ATTACHMENT part 2 application/octet-stream
> name=MapInfo_NA.png
> 
> 
> > ATTACHMENT part 3 application/octet-stream
> name=MapServer_NA.png
> 
> 
> 
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