[mapserver-users] Problem rendering multiple layers

Mark K. Zanfardino mzanfardino at gmail.com
Fri May 13 10:16:27 PDT 2011


I have created a simple map with two layers with shapefiles as the 
datasource. I have two servers I am using for testing in order to 
attempt to identify the source of a problem I am having when I attempt 
to render the two layers.

Server A is running Ubuntu 9.04. It has been patched to the latest 
releases. I did *not* add the UbuntuGIS repo. I installed the package 
cgi-mapserver and mapserver-bin (along with the appropriate 
dependencies). MapServer version 5.0.3 OUTPUT=GIF OUTPUT=PNG OUTPUT=JPEG 
OUTPUT=WBMP OUTPUT=SVG SUPPORTS=PROJ SUPPORTS=AGG SUPPORTS=FREETYPE 
SUPPORTS=WMS_SERVER SUPPORTS=WMS_CLIENT SUPPORTS=WFS_SERVER 
SUPPORTS=WFS_CLIENT SUPPORTS=WCS_SERVER SUPPORTS=FASTCGI 
SUPPORTS=THREADS SUPPORTS=GEOS INPUT=EPPL7 INPUT=POSTGIS INPUT=OGR 
INPUT=GDAL INPUT=SHAPEFILE

I then render my map from my browser (Firefox 3.6.17 and Chrome 
11.0.696.65) with the following URL:

http://10.10.10.86/cgi-bin/mapserv?mode=map&map=mapdata/ccc.map&LAYERS=county,water&TRANSPARENT=true&SERVICE=WMS&VERSION=1.1.0&REQUEST=GetMap&STYLES=&EXCEPTIONS=application%2Fvnd.ogc.se_inimage&FORMAT=image%2Fpng&SRS=EPSG%3A4326&BBOX=-122.41859552788569,37.48140447211431,-121.56140447211433,38.33859552788568&WIDTH=450&HEIGHT=450 
<http://10.10.10.86/cgi-bin/mapserv?mode=map&map=mapdata/ccc.map&LAYERS=county,water&TRANSPARENT=true&SERVICE=WMS&VERSION=1.1.0&REQUEST=GetMap&STYLES=&EXCEPTIONS=application%2Fvnd.ogc.se_inimage&FORMAT=image%2Fpng&SRS=EPSG%3A4326&BBOX=-122.41859552788569,37.48140447211431,-121.56140447211433,38.33859552788568&WIDTH=450&HEIGHT=450>

The resulting image is rendered at 450x450 and displays both the county 
and water layers as expected.

Server B is running Ubuntu 10.04. It has been patched to the latest 
releases. I *did* add the UbuntuGIS repo. I installed the same packages. 
MapServer version 5.6.6 OUTPUT=GIF OUTPUT=PNG OUTPUT=JPEG OUTPUT=WBMP 
OUTPUT=SWF OUTPUT=SVG SUPPORTS=PROJ SUPPORTS=AGG SUPPORTS=FREETYPE 
SUPPORTS=ICONV SUPPORTS=FRIBIDI SUPPORTS=WMS_SERVER SUPPORTS=WMS_CLIENT 
SUPPORTS=WFS_SERVER SUPPORTS=WFS_CLIENT SUPPORTS=WCS_SERVER 
SUPPORTS=SOS_SERVER SUPPORTS=FASTCGI SUPPORTS=THREADS SUPPORTS=GEOS 
SUPPORTS=RGBA_PNG INPUT=EPPL7 INPUT=POSTGIS INPUT=OGR INPUT=GDAL 
INPUT=SHAPEFILE

I then render my map from the browser as before with the following URL:

http://10.10.10.105/cgi-bin/mapserv?mode=map&map=mapdata/ccc.map&LAYERS=county,water&TRANSPARENT=true&SERVICE=WMS&VERSION=1.1.1&REQUEST=GetMap&STYLES=&EXCEPTIONS=application%2Fvnd.ogc.se_inimage&FORMAT=image%2Fpng&SRS=EPSG%3A4326&BBOX=-122.41859552788569,37.48140447211431,-121.56140447211433,38.33859552788568&WIDTH=450&HEIGHT=450 
<http://10.10.10.105/cgi-bin/mapserv?mode=map&map=mapdata/ccc.map&LAYERS=county,water&TRANSPARENT=true&SERVICE=WMS&VERSION=1.1.1&REQUEST=GetMap&STYLES=&EXCEPTIONS=application%2Fvnd.ogc.se_inimage&FORMAT=image%2Fpng&SRS=EPSG%3A4326&BBOX=-122.41859552788569,37.48140447211431,-121.56140447211433,38.33859552788568&WIDTH=450&HEIGHT=450>

The resulting image is rendered at 740x400 and is a single white image 
(no layers rendered).

If I only include one layer at a time the specified layer *does* render 
(again at 740x400 *not* 450x450 as specified in the URL). If I change 
the parameters &LAYERS to &LAYER (singular) and use two (one for county 
and one for water) the two layers render, again at the wrong resolution.

I'm completely stumped. I've been using mapserver for a number of years 
now, but I hadn't upgraded to 5.6.6 as I'd been using it on my ubuntu 
9.04 server.  I'd love to take advantage of the changes available in 
5.6.6 but right now I can't seem to get any of my maps to work. Help!

I have enabled debugging for both servers. The output for Server A when 
requesting to render both county and water is:

[Fri May 13 10:13:21 2011].721463 msSearchDiskTree(): Search returned no 
results. Unable to open spatial index for 
/usr/lib/cgi-bin/mapdata/./ccc_gis.county.qix. In most cases you can 
safely ignore this message, otherwise check file names and permissions.
[Fri May 13 10:13:21 2011].723899 msDrawMap(): Layer 0 (county), 0.003s
[Fri May 13 10:13:21 2011].724028 msSearchDiskTree(): Search returned no 
results. Unable to open spatial index for 
/usr/lib/cgi-bin/mapdata/./ccc_gis.water.qix. In most cases you can 
safely ignore this message, otherwise check file names and permissions.
[Fri May 13 10:13:21 2011].726447 msDrawMap(): Layer 1 (water), 0.003s

The output for Server B is:
[Fri May 13 10:12:23 2011].707688 msSearchDiskTree(): Search returned no 
results. Unable to open spatial index for 
/usr/lib/cgi-bin/mapdata/./ccc_gis.county.qix. In most cases you can 
safely ignore this message, otherwise check file names and permissions.
[Fri May 13 10:12:23 2011].710121 msDrawMap(): Layer 0 (county), 0.003s
[Fri May 13 10:12:23 2011].710285 msSearchDiskTree(): Search returned no 
results. Unable to open spatial index for 
/usr/lib/cgi-bin/mapdata/./ccc_gis.water.qix. In most cases you can 
safely ignore this message, otherwise check file names and permissions.
[Fri May 13 10:12:23 2011].712486 msDrawMap(): Layer 1 (water), 0.002s


My map file is as follows:
#
# Start of map file
#
MAP
   NAME ccc
   STATUS on
   EXTENT -122.40 37.70 -121.50 38.05
   SIZE 740 400
   UNITS dd
   SHAPEPATH "."
   IMAGECOLOR 255 255 255
   FONTSET "./fonts.list"
   TEMPLATEPATTERN "example"
   CONFIG "MS_ERRORFILE" "/var/log/mapserver.log"

   OUTPUTFORMAT
     NAME png
     DRIVER "GD/PNG"
     MIMETYPE "image/png"
     IMAGEMODE PC256
     EXTENSION "png"
   END
   OUTPUTFORMAT
     NAME png24
     DRIVER "GD/PNG"
     MIMETYPE "image/png"
     IMAGEMODE RGB
     EXTENSION "png"
   END
   OUTPUTFORMAT
     NAME jpeg
     DRIVER "GD/JPEG"
     MIMETYPE "image/jpeg"
     FORMATOPTION "QUALITY=75"
     IMAGEMODE RGB
     EXTENSION "jpg"
   END

   #
   # Projection definition, consult the PROJ.4 documentation for 
parameter discussion
   #
   PROJECTION
      "init=epsg:4326"
   END

   #
   # Start of web interface definition (including WMS enabling metadata)
   #
   WEB
     IMAGEPATH '/data/tmp/'
     IMAGEURL '/tmp/'
     METADATA
       WMS_TITLE "Contra Costa County Mapserver"
       WMS_ABSTRACT "This is a UMN MapServer application for Contra 
Costa County."
       # change this value to match your setup
       WMS_ONLINERESOURCE "http://localhost/cgi-bin/mapserv?"
       WMS_SRS "EPSG:4326"
     END
   END

   #
   # Start of LAYER DEFINITIONS 
---------------------------------------------
   #
   LAYER
     NAME             county
     DEBUG        3
     DATA        ccc_gis.county.shp
     STATUS          OFF
     TYPE             POLYGON

     METADATA
       WMS_TITLE "Contra Costa County"
       WMS_ABSTRACT "County polygon for Contra Costa County."
       WMS_SRS "EPSG:4326"
     END

     CLASS
       STYLE
         OUTLINECOLOR     0 0 0
         COLOR         242 239 233
       END
     END
   END # County polygon layer ends here

   #
   # Start of LAYER DEFINITIONS 
---------------------------------------------
   #
   LAYER
     NAME                water
     DEBUG        3
     DATA        ccc_gis.water.shp
     STATUS              OFF
     TYPE                POLYGON

     METADATA
       WMS_TITLE "Contra Costa County"
       WMS_ABSTRACT "County polygon for Contra Costa County."
       WMS_SRS "EPSG:4326"
     END

     CLASS
       STYLE
         COLOR             155 177 205
       END
     END
   END # Water polygon layer ends here

END






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