Mapfile classes

[Bart van den Eijnden]

Hi Todd,

you will need to sort your data, for shapefiles you can use sortshp.

http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/docs/reference/utilityreference/sortshp

Best regards,
Bart

On 11/5/07, Todd Harris <Todd.Harris at landgate.wa.gov.au> wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> In a mapfile, using classes, is there any way to ensure that the correct
> polygons are displayed last (ie: on top). I assumed that the last CLASS
> listed would always display on top but I've found that is not
> necessarily the case.
> I have multiple classes that have overlapping polygons required to be
> filled and displayed in the correct order.
>
> Any suggestions would be appreciated.
>
> Regards
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> Todd Harris
> Geospatial Product Consultant, SLIP GIS Support
> Information Management Division
> Landgate Western Australia
> (08) 9273 7866
> www.landgate.wa.gov.au
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