[mapserver-users] RE: How to avoid drawing overlapping point symbols?

[Lime, Steve D (DNR)]

Use an annotation layer, you can even use the truetype symbol as the text, collisions will be avoided in this case. Even if you have to use the truetype symbol as a marker symbol with accompanying text MapServer will still avoid overlap with the markers.

Steve
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From: mapserver-users-bounces at lists.osgeo.org [mapserver-users-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Sigda, Mark - Fort Collins, CO [Mark.Sigda at ftc.usda.gov]
Sent: Monday, May 03, 2010 2:52 PM
To: mapserver-users at lists.osgeo.org
Subject: [mapserver-users] How to avoid drawing overlapping point symbols?

I have a point layer I'm drawing with a truetype symbol.  When points are close together, a big mess of overlapping symbols is drawn.

How can I tell MapServer not do draw symbols for points that are close together?  I'm looking for something like GAP on the STYLE element, but that apparently applies only to line features.

Thanks,

-Mark
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