[mapserver-users] Single image mapfile

[Dave Barter]

Would this be feasible in a mapfile alone?

I pass in a url with a feature_id in it. Say:-

[URL TO MAP FILE]?feature_id=124

The map file uses a postgres query to retrieve the feature_id’s geometry as a point and then clips a raster layer to a kilometre bounding box around the point. 

A single jpg/tif/png would be returned with the point marked in the correct position on the raster


This url could then be used on a webpage to show a small map snippet for the feature’s location.


Dave Barter
dave at phased.co.uk
@citizenfishy
www.phased.co.uk