[Mapserver-users] Draw only Labeled features

[ANDREW WOOLEY]

Folks,

I hope that I can express my question concisely. 

I am wondering if there is any way that I can have my map draw features
only if they are labeled. I often use the GNIS and would like to only
draw features if they are labeled.  It looks weird to have a point
without a label and is sometimes confusing. I have tried to figure out
how to manage the data properly, but the GNIS layer is sometimes not the
most important layer in the current extent and sometimes it is. It
depends on the other layers so I haven't figured out how to do this
using good data organization. I am imaging using the same rules for
labeling and if the feature doesn't get a label, then don't draw the
point. Can I somehow use MAXFEATURES to get what I want? 

If anyone has any advice, I would appreciate it.  I use PHP/MapScript
(the latest version) and am not afraid of a little PHP programming, if
this is the best way to do it.

Thanks for your help.

Andrew Wooley
GIS Coordinator
Mountainland Association of Governments
586 E 800 N
Orem, UT 84097
ph: 801.229.3844
email: awooley at mountainland.org