On 26 Aug 2002 at 15:49, EDUARDO PATTO KANEGAE wrote: > how could i create a reference map for shapefiles, for using with mapfiles? 1) copy your map file to ref.map 2) edit ref.map and set the layers you want in your reference map to STATUS DEFAULT and change the SIZE x y to be the size of your reference map 3) run utility shp2img -m ref.map -o reference.gif that should do it :) -Steve