projection woes

[Matthew Perry]

You might try using "init=epsg:26717" instead of
"init=EPSG:26717". I know that some versions of
mapserver are picky about this capitalization.

Other than that, your mapfile looks like it should
work.

Matt Perry
Humboldt State University

--- Mark Adams <markadams at CUESTASYS.COM> wrote:

> I've included my map file below.
>
> Regarding Stephen Woodbridge's response, the data in
> all files is in zone 17, the only difference is the
> datum; and I can confirm that the data really is
> there. As I indicated, if I don't include the
> projection block on the layer the data shows, just
> shifted because of the different datum. (Also
> working with it in ArcMap etc.)
>
> If it's likely that that I either don't have the
> right files, or for some reason they aren't being
> found, how can I test this, and how do I know which
> files I need? Incidentally, I installed proj.4 from
> the proj446_win32_bin.zip distribution; and I'm
> running on Win2000, IIS 5.
>
>
> -----map file------
>
> #
> # Start of map file
> #
> MAP
>   NAME "MVCA_GeoPortal"
>   STATUS ON
>   EXTENT 433350 4813769 546722 4889572
>   SIZE 682 456
>   #SIZE 674 474
>   SHAPEPATH "..\Data\Shapefiles"
>   #TEMPLATEPATTERN "MVCA_GeoPortal"
>   SYMBOLSET "GeoPortal.symbols"
>   #fonset added AD 13-Jul-04
>   FONTSET "GeoPortal.fonts"
>   #IMAGETYPE PNG
>   #IMAGETYPE swf
>   #IMAGETYPE png24bit
>   IMAGETYPE gif
>   #IMAGECOLOR 255 255 255
>   UNITS METERS
>   OUTPUTFORMAT
>     NAME gif
>     DRIVER "GD/GIF"
>     MIMETYPE "image/gif"
>     IMAGEMODE PC256
>     EXTENSION "gif"
>     TRANSPARENT ON
>   END
>   OUTPUTFORMAT
>     NAME png24bit
>     DRIVER "GD/PNG"
>     MIMETYPE "image/png"
>     IMAGEMODE rgb
>     FORMATOPTION "INTERLACE=OFF"
>   END
>   OUTPUTFORMAT
>     NAME swf
>     DRIVER "SWF"
>     MIMETYPE "application/x-shockwave-flash"
>     EXTENSION "swf"
>     IMAGEMODE PC256
>     FORMATOPTION "OUTPUT_MOVIE=SINGLE"
>   END
>   #
>   # Start of web interface definition (including WMS
> enabling metadata)
>   #
>   WEB
>     #MINSCALE 500
>     MAXSCALE 1550000
>     IMAGEPATH "C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\tmp\"
>     IMAGEURL "/tmp/"
>     HEADER "templates/header.html"
>     FOOTER "templates/footer.html"
>     TEMPLATE "set in index.html"
>     METADATA
>       "WMS_TITLE"    "MVCA MapServer GeoPortal"
>       "WMS_ABSTRACT"    "This is MapServer
> application using data from Maitland Valley
> Conservation Authority."
>       "WMS_ACCESSCONSTRAINTS"    "none"
>       "WMS_ONLINERESOURCE"
>
"http://navigator/cgi-bin/mapserv.exe?map=C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\mapserver_demos\MVCA_GeoPortal\config\MVCA_GeoPortal.map&"
>       "WMS_SRS"    "EPSG:26717"
>     END
>   END
>   #
>   # Start of reference map
>   #
>   REFERENCE
>     IMAGE "reference.png"
>     EXTENT 433350 4813769 534792 4889572
>     SIZE 168 118
>     #SIZE 84 59
>     STATUS ON
>
>     #COLOR 175 175 208
>     COLOR -1 -1 -1
>     OUTLINECOLOR 175 175 208
>     MINBOXSIZE 5
>     MAXBOXSIZE 500
>     MARKER "star"
>     MARKERSIZE 8
>   END
>
>   #
>   # Projection definition, consult the PROJ.4
> documentation for parameter discussion
>   #
>   PROJECTION
>     #   proj=utm
>     #   ellps=GRS80
>     #   zone=15
>     #   north
>     #   no_defs
>     #
>     #   OR:
>     #
>     #   init=epsg:26915
>     "init=EPSG:26717"
>   END
>   #
>   # Start of legend
>   #
>   LEGEND
>     STATUS ON
>     KEYSIZE 18 12
>     LABEL
>       TYPE BITMAP
>       SIZE MEDIUM
>       COLOR 0 0 89
>     END
>     TEMPLATE "legend.html"
>   END
>   #
>   # Start of scalebar
>   #
>   SCALEBAR
>     STATUS ON
>     POSITION LR
>     POSTLABELCACHE TRUE
>     #BACKGROUNDCOLOR 166 202 240
>     BACKGROUNDCOLOR 254 219 67
>     COLOR 0 0 156
>     OUTLINECOLOR 166 202 240
>     TRANSPARENT ON
>     #IMAGECOLOR 0 0 0
>     UNITS KILOMETERS
>     INTERVALS 4
>     SIZE 200 8
>     STYLE 0
>     LABEL
>       SIZE SMALL
>       COLOR 0 0 156
>       ANTIALIAS TRUE
>       OUTLINECOLOR 254 219 67
>       #SHADOWCOLOR 166 202 240
>       #SHADOWSIZE 3 3
>     END
>   END
>
>   #
>   # Start of layer definitions
>   #
>
>
>    #1
>    LAYER
>      NAME "Municipal_Boundaries"
>      #GROUP "MUNICIPALBOUNDARY"
>      STATUS ON
>      DATA "municip_new2001"
>      TYPE POLYGON
>      TRANSPARENCY 50
>      TEMPLATE "null"
>      LABELITEM "township"
>      LABELMINSCALE  300000
>  #    LABELANGLEITEM
>      METADATA
>        "WMS_TITLE"    "Municipal Boundaries MVCA"
>        "WMS_ABSTRACT"    "Depicts Municipal
> Boundaries in MVCA watershed as of 2001."
>        "WMS_SRS"    "EPSG:26717"
>      END
>      CLASS
>        NAME "Municipal_Boundaries"
>        LABEL
>          TYPE truetype
>           FONT "Arial_bold"
>          SIZE 8
>          POSITION CC
>          COLOR 128 128 64
>           #ANGLE AUTO
>          ANTIALIAS TRUE
>        END
>        STYLE
>          #COLOR 247 235 208
>           SYMBOL 'circle'
>          OUTLINECOLOR 128 128 64
>           SIZE 4
>         END
>
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