Expert's Voice in Open Source

Open Source GIS Development

By: Bill Kropla

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Paperback | 1 August 2005

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This is a comprehensive introduction to MapServer, an Open
Source geographic information systems (GIS) development
platform used for integrating mapping technology into
Internet applications. After a thorough dissertation on
installation and configuration, readers are guided through
basic MapServer topics and examples, culminating with the
creation of a mapping application. Next, an overview of
advanced MapServer features are offered, showing readers how
to query and incorporate dynamic data into the application,
and use popular Open Source languages such as PHP, Perl and
Python to extend their MapServer-driven applications.

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Non-Fiction Computing & I.T.Databases Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning Geography Geographical Information Systems GIS & Remote Sensing Travel Maps & Atlases Business Applications Digital Lifestyle & Online World: Consumer & User Guides Internet Guides & Online Services Computer Programming & Software Development Programming & Scripting Languages

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Foreword	p. xiii
About the Author	p. xv
About the Technical Reviewers	p. xvii
Acknowledgments	p. xix
Introduction	p. xxi
Building MapServer	p. 1
Planning the Installation	p. 1
Selecting Supporting Libraries	p. 1
Getting the Software	p. 4
Building and Installing the Software	p. 5
Building and Installing zlib	p. 6
Building and Installing libpng	p. 7
Building and Installing libJPEG	p. 7
Building and Installing FreeType	p. 8
Building and Installing GD	p. 9
Building and Installing Proj.4	p. 9
Building and Installing GDAL	p. 9
Building and Installing shapelib	p. 10
Building and Installing MapServer	p. 11
Configuring MapServer and Apache	p. 12
Online Resources	p. 13
Summary	p. 14
Simple MapServer Examples	p. 15
Basic Concepts	p. 15
Building a "Hello World" Application	p. 16
Creating the Mapfile	p. 16
Creating the Initialization File and HTML Template	p. 20
Building the First Map	p. 23
Creating the first.map Mapfile	p. 24
Building the HTML Template for the First Map	p. 28
Summary	p. 30
Creating the Mapping Application	p. 31
Mapfile Concepts	p. 31
The Structure of the Mapfile	p. 32
The LAYER Object	p. 33
The CLASS Object	p. 34
Mapfile Syntax	p. 34
The Mapfile	p. 35
Urban Areas	p. 37
Water Features	p. 39
State Boundaries	p. 41
Road Network	p. 41
The HTML Template	p. 43
The Initialization File	p. 43
The Template File	p. 44
Summary	p. 50
Code Listings	p. 51
Modifying a Map's Look and Feel	p. 55
The Graphic Design of Maps	p. 61
Labeling for Clarity	p. 66
Fonts	p. 66
Color	p. 67
Orientation	p. 67
Using Scale to Reduce Clutter	p. 71
Classifying Features	p. 74
Using Expressions to Define Classes	p. 74
Using Classes	p. 76
Using Symbols	p. 79
Using Annotation Layers	p. 81
Creating Scale Bars	p. 83
Creating Legends	p. 85
Using Reference Maps	p. 87
Summary	p. 88
The Code	p. 88
Using Query Mode	p. 103
How MapServer Processes a Query	p. 103
Query Types	p. 104
Query Templates	p. 105
Maintaining State in Query Mode	p. 107
Querymaps	p. 107
Map-Only Query Modes	p. 107
Query Examples	p. 108
Query Modes	p. 129
QUERY Mode	p. 130
NQUERY Mode	p. 130
ITEMQUERY Mode	p. 131
FEATURENQUERY Mode	p. 132
FEATURENQUERY Mode	p. 132
ITEMFEATUREQUERY Mode	p. 132
ITEMFEATURENQUERY Mode	p. 133
INDEXQUERY Mode	p. 133
Query Templates	p. 133
Map-Level Query Templates	p. 133
Layer-Level Query Templates	p. 134
Class-Level Query Templates	p. 135
The QUERYMAP Object	p. 135
The JOIN Object	p. 136
Substitution Strings and CGI Variables	p. 137
Query Substitution Strings	p. 137
Query CGI Variables	p. 138
A Query Application	p. 139
The Mapfile	p. 139
The Initialization File	p. 145
The HTML Template	p. 146
The Query Templates	p. 150
Summary	p. 155
Code Listings	p. 156
Using Perl MapScript	p. 167
Building and Installing Perl MapScript	p. 168
Building Perl	p. 168
Building Perl MapScript	p. 169
The Perl MapScript "Hello World" Application	p. 169
A Practical Perl MapScript Application	p. 172
Summary	p. 181
Code Listings	p. 181
Using Python MapScript	p. 187
Building and Installing Python MapScript	p. 187
Building Python	p. 187
Building Python MapScript	p. 188
The Python MapScript "Hello World" Application	p. 189
A Practical Python MapScript Application	p. 191
Summary	p. 200
Code Listings	p. 200
Using PHP/MapScript	p. 207
Building and Installing PHP/MapScript	p. 207
Building PHP	p. 208
Building PHP/MapScript	p. 209
The PHP/MapScript "Hello World" Application	p. 210
A Practical PHP/MapScript Application	p. 212
Summary	p. 222
Code Listings	p. 222
Extending the Capabilities of MapScript with MySQL	p. 231
Describing Application Requirements	p. 232
Addressing Some Design Issues	p. 233
Mozilla vs. IE	p. 233
Creating the MySQL Database	p. 234
Creating the Application User Account	p. 237
Installing the JavaScript Tool Tip Code	p. 238
Patching PHP MapScript	p. 238
Building the Application	p. 239
The Application in Action	p. 239
Creating the Mapfile	p. 247
The PHP Script	p. 251
Summary	p. 265
Code Listings	p. 265
Utility Programs	p. 291
MapServer	p. 291
shp2img	p. 291
legend	p. 292
scalebar	p. 292
sortshp	p. 292
sym2img	p. 293
shptree	p. 293
shptreevis	p. 294
tile4ms	p. 296
shapelib	p. 297
dbfcreate	p. 297
dbfadd	p. 297
dbfdump	p. 297
shpcreate	p. 298
shpadd	p. 298
shpdump	p. 298
shprewind	p. 299
dbfcat	p. 299
dbfinfo	p. 300
shpcat	p. 300
shpinfo	p. 300
shpcentrd	p. 301
shpdxf	p. 301
shpproj	p. 301
GDAL/OGR	p. 301
ogrinfo	p. 302
ogr2ogr	p. 304
ogrtindex	p. 307
Summary	p. 307
MapServer Reference	p. 309
Mapfile Keywords	p. 310
Map Object	p. 310
CLASS Object	p. 315
FEATURE Object	p. 320
GRID Object	p. 320
JOIN Object	p. 321
LABEL Object	p. 323
LAYER Object	p. 327
LEGEND Object	p. 334
OUTPUTFORMAT Object	p. 336
PROJECTION Object	p. 340
QUERYMAP Object	p. 341
Reference Map Object	p. 342
SCALEBAR Object	p. 344
STYLE Object	p. 347
WEB Object	p. 348
CGI Variables	p. 350
Substitution Strings	p. 357
Appendix	p. 369
The Shapefile Specification	p. 369
File Structure	p. 370
Shapefile Data Structures	p. 371
Cartographic Projections	p. 373
Projection Categories	p. 373
Creating and Using Symbols	p. 381
Symbol Definition Reference	p. 381
Creating Vector Symbols	p. 383
FONTSET Examples	p. 385
HTML Legends	p. 386
Index	p. 391
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