Questions tagged [mapscript]
MapScript is an API for MapServer
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Setting up environment for python MapScript development
I'm trying to setup a virtual environment for developing against the Python bindings of MapScript on Windows. So far, I've tried several things in various combinations:
Install MapScript via pip ...
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MapScript : Output creation date
Is it possible to make an output of the creations date in a map script file (WMS). I have a WMS service for example like this:
MAP
NAME "Basel-01"
STATUS ON
#EXTENT -137 29 -53 88
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Point style with Python MapScript does not work
Software details: CentOS 7, Python 3.6, MapServer v 7.2.1 is compiled from source.
I use Python MapScript to build WMS, it works well for styling Lines and Polygons, but not for Points.
For example,...
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Get values from shapeObj MapScript
I'm using Mapserver 7.4.0-dev and MapScript PHP.
In previous versions of MapServer and MapScript (https://mapserver.org/mapscript/php/index-5.6.html#shapeobj), I could query a shapeObj after its ...
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PHP MapScript - Query GDB Geodatabase?
I'm trying to use/learn some PHP MapScript on a GDB file and cannot get anything from it.
The PHP below works great if I use countries.sqllite (via countries.map) file I have and shows me an array of ...
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Tilecache and python (TMS)
I'm working on a Django tile solution to serve thousands of images. So far I have been able to set a Mapscript server with tilecache. Everything seems ok but when loading into Leaflet I got some kind ...
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Using php_mapscript on WAMP? [closed]
I use WAMP in my Windows, and I want to use phpmapscript for programming. I've copied the phpmapscript.dll file to C: \ wamp64 \ bin \ php \ php5.6.25 \ ext and I added the "extension = php_mapscript....
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PHP MapScript installation error
I'm trying to install MapServer version 7.0.6. I also want php MapScript so I'm doing it by compiling from source. I've installed two versions of PHP (5.6 and 7) on my system (Linux Mint 18.1) but I'...
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MapScript with Python 3
I am trying to build raster summarizing features into a GeoDjango webmap,
and would like to use the django-raster and django-wms packages to do so. I believe that I have them set up correctly, but am ...
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Python MapScript usage
I just started learning how to use Python MapScript for MapServer so I am trying very mininal example just to see how it works. My code is:
#!/usr/bin/env python
import mapscript
mapfile = "/path/...
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Mapscript_csharp issue with version 7.0.4
Processing a map file with use of mapscript_csharp.dll (version 7.0.1) and map contains a few WMS HTTP layers and some are local shapefiles.
After upgrading from Mapserver 7.0.1 to latest version 7.0....
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Python MapServer MapScript & Mongo - Use GeoJSON String Vs File
I have been using Python MapScript bindings for MapServer - and they work great. A new datasource for the application I am working on is MongoDB. I have seen mentions of a MongoDB Driver for ...
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Using mapscript with ruby on rails? [closed]
I want to use mapscript with rubyonrails
how should i start doing this?
can anyone point to a good tutorial on mapscript?
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Change a layer order with mapscript
I'm very new with mapScript, I'm looking to change a layer order with mapScript. My ms_newMapObj is a merge of many mapfile so I don't know the index of the layer I want to move up.
I haven't find ...
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Drawing specific layers of mapfile with MapScript?
Is it possible to call a draw on a mapFile with a list of layers to include with mapScript?
I have a bunch of layers defined on my mapfile but I don't want to call all of them. I don't use "STATUS ...
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How to compile or find PHP MapScript (MapServer) latest version for Windows?
I had major performance difficulties with MapServer version 6.0.3 (MS4W 3.0.6) and need latest version of MapScript but I can't find it for Windows.
Anybody can help me to find latest compiled (...
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python-mapscript on OSX Yosemite
I am keen to try out the mapserver export plugin from QGIS 2.6
This needs python-mapscript which comes from the mapserver package. This can be downloaded from http://www.kyngchaos.com/software/...
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How do I get OpenLayers to set the default view in EPSG:27700
Disclaimer, I'm fairly new to OpenLayers, but I'm not new to JavaScript and/or Web Programming :-)
Synopsis
I have an open layers based html page, that I'm trying to use to render a WMS map served ...
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Installing PHP MapScript for MS4W
I have the following version on my machine. But the MapScript is not installing.
Can any one help?
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How do I install PostgreSQL + PostGIS + MapServer + Python-MapScript on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS w/o compiling from source?
This question is similar to How to have PostGIS 2.1 and the Python osgeo library installed together without compiling from source?
but I couldn't figure out how to ask a follow-up question.
I am ...
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How to use PHP MapScript to generate a MapServer Mapfile
I just read from this question that the OP was
using Mapscript and C# to generate and display a Mapfile
I was wondering if it is really possible to use MapScript to generate a Mapfile? And if so, ...
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When to choose MapScript over a Map file or vice versa?
Are there things that can be done with MapScript and not Map file or vice versa? What are the scenarios to use each one?
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Installing python-mapscript in virtualenv
I am on a django project where I want to use the python implementation of the mapserver mapscript library. I was able to install mapserver and python-mapscript from source.
However, due to the ...
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[mapserver]: layer filtering with layerObj.setFilter()
I'm trying to filter a layer (using mapserver) backed by a Shapefile using layerObj.setFilter() but this doesn't seem to have any effect on the returned tile(s).
Sample code:
layerObj = mapserver....
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Setting DATA string on LayerObj in MapFile by Using Mapserver's PHP Mapscript
I'm manipulating mapfiles through mapscript. Setting layer attribute values like the opacity works like this:
$layer = $map->getLayer('layername');
//set an attribute value
$layer->set('...
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How to set attribute value of layer with PHP MapScript?
How can I set attribute values of a layer object with MapScript?
I'm using MapServer version 5.0.3, the php_mapscript.so lib is loaded in my app context
I have a simple Mapfile:
MAP
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Is that possible to use map object ( PHP_MapScript ) instead of map file when using the MapServer?
In my previous code, I am using OpenLayers WMS to load a raster data through MapServer. As you can see, the mapserv.exe calls a local map file to load the raster data. I just heard PHP_MapScript, ...
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Is there a way to tell the supported input formats of libmap.dll without the associated .exe?
I have only compiled Mapscript_csharp and supporting dlls used in a .NET application - not the executables. Is there a way to tell what input / output formats are supported by these dlls?
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PHP MapScript get feature / shape by index in layer
I upgraded my MapServer version from 5.6.x to 6.2.0 (yes, big version jump here!) and I am stuck with getting a shapeObj from a layer by simply using its Index (or FID for shapefiles or GID in case of ...
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How to develop a web mapping app to upload, process, and download results?
I would like to make a web mapping application where a user can import their own x-y-z data file, then the application applies filters that I write to it, contours the resulting data, then displays ...
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Why is mapserver layer not showing up in openlayers?
I'm currently setting up a Mapserver/OpenLayers application. My mapscript works fine when i run on mapserver, but my mapserver layer not showing up in openlayers.
this is my mapscript "tangsel.map"
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php_mapscript.so not present after Mapserver 6.2.0 compilation
I use this to compile mapserver
cd /opt/
wget http://download.osgeo.org/mapserver/mapserver-6.2.0.tar.gz
tar xvf mapserver-6.2.0.tar.gz
cd mapserver-6.2.0
./configure --with-ogr=/usr/local/bin/gdal-...
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Filling a polygon with lines using Postgis
I need to calculate a specific distance in an area. The distance is calculated from parallel lines in a polygon, And I need to find out how many parallel lines (with x meters distance to each other) ...
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"Wrapper" script or "wrapper" web app for MapServer?
So I have been reading up on http://mapserver.org/cgi/wrapper.html and was wondering if there are any more substantial examples of creating a full-fledge web application (using Python and, if ...
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Python Mapscript 6.0.1 layer.getShape API [closed]
I am attempting to follow the mapscript example described here - http://trac.osgeo.org/mapserver/wiki/RasterQuery
but ran into some trouble with
s = layer.getShape(result.shapeindex, result....
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How does mapscript queryByShape work?
I am trying to return the results of queryByShape call from a (large) raster file given a user specified polygon.
For example, when a user plots the following polygon on an openlayers layer as shown ...
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C# & Mapscript - Setting Environment Variables At Runtime
I am working on an application that makes use of the c# Mapscript bindings. When I manually set and/or append to the GDAL_DATA, GDAL_DRIVER_PATH, PROJ_LIB, and PATH environment variables - the ...
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MapServer inside WordPress Pages/Posts?
I'd like to put maps inside of a wordpress CMS, but I'm running into troubles with the permalink structure ignoring the maps all together...
I have a .htaccess file that will force WordPress to ...
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Mapscript - PostGis Error
I'm doing a spatial query, but I always get an error:
"msPOSTGISLayerGetShape(): Query
error. msPOSTGISLayerGetShape called
on unopened layer (layerinfo = NULL)"
This is my code:
layerObj ...
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WFS - MapServer - ASP.NET
Nowadays i'm working with Mapcript / Mapserver. I would like to know how to used WFS (Web Feature Service) with ASP.NET.
I think i need to use WCF, right?
Is there any tutorial or framework?
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How to restore default values in Mapserver?
I'm using Mapscript reading a configuration of my map file, so i set some values in my mapObj. But in certain point of my code i need to restore the default values locate in map file. I tried to use ...
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Mapserver - Hide Labels
I'm creating a map with some layers, each one has a label, the problem is that, Mapserver is displaying the labels of bottom layers, so it is mixing all the label.
Is it possible to hide label that ...
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Using C# + Mapscript + Openlayers
Nowadays i'm using Mapscript and C# to generate and display a Mapfile, but in this way i need to create manualy the interface, is there any way to use Mapscript + Openlayers?
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Using Mapscript to create a mapfile from scratch
Following a few online tutorials I have seen, I am trying to create a mapfile from scratch using mapscript. However, when I try to create the layer object, I get an error in the init of mapscript.py; ...
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Maturity of Mapserver mapscript C# bindings?
I've been thinking about possibly porting an internal custom GIS application built on top of Python / PyQt / Mapscript / GDAL-OGR / PostGis to C#.
I was wondering about the maturity of the C# ...
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