CGI MapServer, Dynamic Points

[Steve Lime]

You mean add points dynamically to a map via a URL call to the CGI? If so that's
pretty easy. There are 2 steps:

  1) add a layer to symbolize the points with

e.g.

LAYER
  NAME 'site'
  TYPE POINT
  STATUS OFF
  CLASS
    SYMBOL 'circle' SIZE 5 COLOR 255 0 0 OUTLINECOLOR 0 0 0
  END
END

  2) define the point in the URL

e.g.

http://maps.dnr.state.mn.us/cgi-bin/mapserv410?map=/usr/local/www/docs_maps/waters/csg/reference.map&mode=map&layer=site&map_site_feature_points=582248.23+4841497.11

You can also add text if you define a label and use map_site_feature_text to pass the text.

Steve

>>> Chip Hankley <Chip.Hankley at RMTINC.COM> 5/25/2006 11:04:07 AM >>>
I'm trying to use CGI MapServer (ie NOT MapScript) to dynamically add
points to a map based on X and Y fields in a database (currently MS
Access). Can someone point me in the right direction?
 
MapServer 4.8.3
Windows, IIS
 
TIA -

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Chip Hankley
RMT, Inc.
chip.hankley at rmtinc.com 
608.662.5498 (Direct)
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