Getting access to UNIX account. Fill out the form and follow the instructions here.

The webserver for class ia available! You all will have accounts on mapserver50.cla.umn.edu and everyone has a directory called public_html. Files placed in that directory are available on the web using the url:

    http://mapserver50.cla.umn.edu/~username/filename

So, to access a file in my directory named test.html you would use:

    http://mapserver50.cla.umn.edu/~lime/test.html

MapServer Class Examples

• Week 3
• sample map (state parks and counties)
• access week 3 data and mapfiles at /home/lime/projects/2007 using winscp
• Week 4

Past Class Projects

• Airport Noise Reduction
  
• Bus Location Prediction
  
• Brooklyn Hospital Finder
  
• Washington County Land Use Monitor
  
• Tracking the American Dream
  
• Minnesota Atlas

MapServer Site Configuration

In your WEB object add:

IMAGEPATH '/web/mapserver50.cla.umn.edu/temp'
IMAGEURL '/temp/'

MapServer Fonts

A fairly large assortment of fonts and a font listing exists in /home/lime/fonts. Have a look and make use of what you want. Add "FONTLIST '/home/fonts/fonts/fonts.list'" to your map files to use them. Use the aliases listed in the font listing in your label objects.

MapServer Symbols

A core symbol file (symbol.dat) can be found in the directory: /home/lime/symbols. To use the file? Add "SYMBOLSET '/home/lime/symbols/symbol.dat'" to your map file and refer to symbols by name. Or feel free to copy and modify them to suit your own needs.

Need help with other symbols? Let me know!