<DIV>Jeff,</DIV>
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<DIV>Thank a lot for your detailed description to get out of problem. I followed your instructions but problem exists. I added folllowing lines to map file..<BR></DIV><FONT size=2>
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<P align=left><FONT color=#00007f>MAP</FONT></P>
<P align=left><FONT color=#00007f>NAME "Demo"</FONT></P>
<P align=left><FONT color=#00007f>STATUS ON</FONT></P>
<P align=left><FONT color=#00007f>EXTENT -31.283337 27.637497 31.581963 71.120804 </FONT></P>
<P align=left><FONT color=#00007f>SIZE 400 300 </FONT></P>
<P align=left><FONT color=#00007f>SHAPEPATH "./data"</FONT></P>
<P align=left><FONT color=#00007f>SYMBOLSET "./etc/symbols.sym"</FONT></P>
<P align=left><FONT color=#00007f>FONTSET "./etc/fonts.txt"</FONT></P>
<P align=left><FONT color=#00007f>IMAGETYPE PNG</FONT></P>
<P align=left><FONT color=#00007f>IMAGECOLOR 255 255 255</FONT></P>
<P align=left><FONT color=#00007f>UNITS MILES</FONT></P>
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<P align=left><FONT color=#00007f>LAYER</FONT></P>
<P align=left><FONT color=#00007f>NAME "Europe"</FONT></P>
<P align=left><FONT color=#00007f>STATUS ON</FONT></P>
<P align=left><FONT color=#00007f>DATA "europe"</FONT></P>
<P align=left><FONT color=#00007f>TYPE POLYGON</FONT></P>
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<P align=left><FONT color=#00007f>CLASS</FONT></P>
<P align=left><FONT color=#00007f>NAME "Europe"</FONT></P>
<P align=left><FONT color=#00007f>OUTLINECOLOR 60 60 60</FONT></P>
<P align=left><FONT color=#00007f>COLOR 255 255 0</FONT></P>
<P align=left><FONT color=#00007f>END</FONT></P></BLOCKQUOTE>
<P align=left><FONT color=#00007f>END</FONT></P>
<P align=left><FONT color=#00007f># Layer</FONT></P></BLOCKQUOTE>
<P align=left><FONT color=#00007f>END</FONT></P></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT>
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<DIV>Best Regards,</DIV>
<DIV>Nasir</DIV>
<DIV><BR><B><I>Jeff McKenna <jmckenna@dmsolutions.ca></I></B> wrote:</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">Nasir,<BR><BR>I'll attempt to get you going.<BR><BR>The easiest way to view your new shapefile data is to remove all of the <BR>other layers in the mapfile...leave only your new layer.<BR><BR>Next you need to specify the correct extents for the layer. Modify the <BR>EXTENT parameter in the mapfile <BR>(http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/doc44/mapfile-reference.html#map) to your <BR>data's extents. You should be able to get the extents of your data view <BR>in ArcView.<BR><BR>MAP<BR>NAME "DEMO"<BR>STATUS ON<BR>EXTENT -2200000 -712631 3072800 3840000 <----- modify this line<BR><BR>Next modify the UNITS parameter of your mapfile to machine your data's <BR>units (http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/doc44/mapfile-reference.html#map). <BR>Arcview will display the cursor coordinates which may help you determine <BR>what units it is.<BR><BR>MAP<BR>NAME "DEMO"<BR>STATUS ON<BR>EXTENT -2200000 -712631
3072800 3840000<BR>SIZE 400 300<BR>SHAPEPATH "./data"<BR>SYMBOLSET "./etc/symbols.sym"<BR>FONTSET "./etc/fonts.txt"<BR>IMAGETYPE PNG<BR>IMAGECOLOR 255 255 255<BR>UNITS METERS <------ change this<BR><BR><BR>Now you should be able to view your data in MapEdit. The way i just <BR>explained avoids any issues regarding projections. It's the simplest <BR>way to see your data in MapServer.<BR><BR>If you want to use your data with data in another projection..well <BR>that's more difficult. Let me know if you want to get into that.<BR><BR>jeff<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>Nasir Mahmood wrote:<BR>> Hi Zak,<BR>> I dont know how can I come to know it exactly. I tried to find out the <BR>> properties in ArcView 3.3<BR>> *Category: Projections of the World*<BR>> *Type: Geographic*<BR>> Looking forward to hear you....<BR>> <BR>> Best Regards,<BR>> Nasir<BR>> <BR>> */Zak James <ZAK4MS@GMAIL.COM>/* wrote:<BR>> <BR>> Hi Nasir,<BR>> <BR>> It's likely that
the problem is a mismatch between the way your own<BR>> shapefiles are projected and the projection in the mapfile. Do you<BR>> know what projection the data contained in the shapefile are in?<BR>> <BR>> zak<BR>> <BR>> On Fri, 17 Dec 2004 10:31:24 -0800 (PST), Nasir Mahmood<BR>> wrote:<BR>> > Hi all,<BR>> ><BR>> > I am trying to create map files using MapEdit.<BR>> > I have include only layer into Map object. It works with the shp<BR>> files given<BR>> > with tutorial of Maplab but it doesn't with my own shp files. It<BR>> doesn't<BR>> > give any error with my shp files but an empty map image.<BR>> ><BR>> > Please, let me know where could be a problem....<BR>> ><BR>> > Best Regards,<BR>> > Nasir<BR>> ><BR>> > __________________________________________________<BR>> > Do You Yahoo!?<BR>> > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has ! the best spam protection around<BR>> >
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