SymbologyExchangeVector
Welcome to The Symbology Exchange. This section is for vector symbols. Post your cool symbols here. We hope you find something useful.
Guidelines:
- Please post a description of your symbols. While "railroad" is useful, it doesn't indicate how your railroad symbol differs from anyone else's. Is it just different? Does it handle antialiasing and transparency at the same time? Does it look good at a wide variety of sizes?
- If you can post a link to see your symbol in action, that would be great.
Posted by HostGIS 2007-08-08
We use this styling for our roads. It gives them that nice thick effect, a la Google. The far-out roads are beige-yellow in color, giving way to grey-on-grey for the smaller roads.
The classifications used here are oriented around conventions used in the USA's TIGER street data: the CFCC field indicates the street's type, and range from A1 (interstate highway) to A7 (small road). It should be easily adaptable to other road data, though.
First, define a symbol for "solid":
SYMBOL
NAME "line_solid"
TYPE ellipse
POINTS 1 1
END
FILLED true
END
Now for the classes and styling:
CLASSITEM "CFCC"
CLASS
EXPRESSION /^A[67]/
NAME "Other"
MAXSCALE 30000
STYLE
SYMBOL 'line_solid'
COLOR 170 170 170
SIZE 1
END
LABEL
COLOR 0 0 0
OUTLINECOLOR 200 200 200
MINFEATURESIZE 10
FONT "Vera"
TYPE truetype
POSITION AUTO
SIZE 8
END
END
CLASS
EXPRESSION /^A[45]/
NAME "City"
MAXSCALE 60000
STYLE
SYMBOL 'line_solid'
COLOR 180 180 180
SIZE 3
END
STYLE
SYMBOL 'line_solid'
COLOR 255 255 255
SIZE 1
END
LABEL
COLOR 0 0 0
OUTLINECOLOR 200 200 200
MINFEATURESIZE 25
FONT "Vera"
TYPE truetype
POSITION AUTO
ANGLE AUTO
MINDISTANCE 200
BUFFER 10
OFFSET 0 -4
SIZE 9
END
END
CLASS
EXPRESSION /^A[23]/
NAME "Highway"
MAXSCALE 20000000
STYLE
SYMBOL 'line_solid'
COLOR 140 140 140
SIZE 5
END
STYLE
SYMBOL 'line_solid'
COLOR 255 250 115
SIZE 3
END
LABEL
COLOR 0 0 0
OUTLINECOLOR 235 235 235
MINFEATURESIZE 10
FONT "Vera"
TYPE truetype
POSITION AUTO
ANGLE AUTO
PARTIALS FALSE
OFFSET 0 -5
MINDISTANCE 250
BUFFER 15
SIZE 10
END
END
CLASS
EXPRESSION /^A1/
NAME "Interstate"
MAXSCALE 40000000
TEXT ([FENAME])
STYLE
SYMBOL 'line_solid'
COLOR 120 120 120
SIZE 6
END
STYLE
SYMBOL 'line_solid'
COLOR 242 191 36
SIZE 4
END
LABEL
OUTLINECOLOR 235 235 235
COLOR 0 0 0
MINFEATURESIZE 10
FONT "Vera"
TYPE truetype
POSITION AUTO
ANGLE AUTO
OFFSET 0 -7
MINDISTANCE 300
BUFFER 15
PARTIALS FALSE
SIZE 11
END
END
Posted by HostGIS at 2007-08-09
This defines a pair of symbols which, when overlaid on each other, creates a thick line with a dashed line down the middle. This is appropriate for highways, for example.
SYMBOL
name "circle"
Type ELLIPSE
Filled true
POINTS
1 1
END
END
SYMBOL
name "dashed"
Type ELLIPSE
FILLED true
POINTS
1 1
END
STYLE
5 3
END
END
CLASS
NAME "Highway"
STYLE
SYMBOL circle
SIZE 7
COLOR
0 0 0
END
STYLE
SYMBOL circle
SIZE 5
COLOR 255 255 0
END
STYLE
SYMBOL dashed
SIZE 1
COLOR 0 0 0
END
END
Posted by HostGIS at 2007-08-09
Here's a method for drawing railroad tracks. THis is the usual line with shorter lines ("ties") across it.
SYMBOL
NAME 'line'
TYPE ellipse
FILLED true
POINTS
1 1
END
END
SYMBOL
NAME 'tie'
TYPE Ellipse
FILLED TRUE
POINTS 1 1 END
STYLE 1 3 END
END
SYMBOL 'railroad'
SIZE 1
OVERLAYSYMBOL 'tie'
OVERLAYSIZE 3
END
Posted by HostGIS at 2007-08-09
# A hatch pattern tilted 45 degrees
SYMBOL
NAME "fill45"
TYPE vector
POINTS
0 1
1 0
END
END
# Horizontal & vertical hatching
SYMBOL
NAME "fillrect"
TYPE vector
POINTS
0 0
1 0
1 1
END
END
# Double cross hatching
SYMBOL
NAME "fillcross"
TYPE vector
POINTS
0 0
1 1
-1 -1
1 0
0 1
END
END
# wave hatching
SYMBOL
NAME "fillwave"
TYPE vector
POINTS
0 0
1 1
2 0
END
END
# Horizontal hatching
SYMBOL
NAME "fill0"
TYPE vector
POINTS
0 0
1 0
-1 -1
0 1
1 1
END
END
# Vertical hatching
SYMBOL
NAME "fill90"
TYPE vector
POINTS
0 0
0 1
-1 -1
1 0
1 1
END
END
Posted by Bill Thoen at 2007-08-10
This is a self contained sampler of two symbol types. The first is a polygon fill pattern for swamp land. The second is a railroad symbol and while not particularly special, it illustrates the method of combining multiple styles to build up a decorated line type. The example consists of two files: a MAP file and its associated HTML file. Copy them both and then simply run the MAP file with mapserv to see the symbology.
sym_sampler.html
================
<html>
<head>
<title>Symbology Viewer</title>
</head>
<body>
<h1>Cartographic Symbols</h1>
<p>
<img src="[img]" />
</p>
</body>
</html>
sym_sampler.map
===============
MAP
NAME 'Symbology'
EXTENT 0 0 400 400
SIZE 400 400
SYMBOL
NAME 'swamp'
TYPE VECTOR
FILLED FALSE
POINTS
5 6
4 5
-99 -99
6 6
5 4
-99 -99
7 6
7 3
-99 -99
8 6
9 4
-99 -99
9 6
10 5
-99 -99
19 13
18 12
-99 -99
20 13
19 11
-99 -99
21 13
21 10
-99 -99
22 13
23 11
-99 -99
23 13
24 12
END
END
SYMBOL
NAME 'track'
TYPE ELLIPSE
FILLED TRUE
POINTS 1 1 END
END
SYMBOL
NAME "tie"
TYPE cartoline
LINECAP butt
LINEJOIN miter
LINEJOINMAXSIZE 3
STYLE
1 10 1 10
END
END
WEB
TEMPLATE "/var/www/html/blt/sym_sampler.html"
IMAGEPATH "/var/www/html/tmp/"
IMAGEURL "/tmp/"
END
LAYER
NAME "Wetlands"
TYPE POLYGON
STATUS DEFAULT
FEATURE
POINTS
5 345
105 345
105 395
5 395
5 345
END
END
CLASS
COLOR 240 255 240
OUTLINECOLOR 128 255 128
STYLE
SYMBOL "swamp"
SIZE 22
COLOR 96 128 64
END
END
END
LAYER
TYPE LINE
STATUS DEFAULT
NAME "Railroad"
FEATURE
POINTS
115 345
148 395
182 345
215 395
END
END
CLASS
STYLE
SYMBOL 'track'
SIZE 1
COLOR 0 0 0
ANTIALIAS TRUE
END
STYLE
SYMBOL 'tie'
SIZE 5
COLOR 0 0 0
ANTIALIAS TRUE
END
END
END
LAYER
NAME "label2"
TYPE ANNOTATION
STATUS OFF
FEATURE
POINTS 165 345 END
TEXT "Railroad"
END
CLASS
LABEL
TYPE BITMAP
SIZE MEDIUM
COLOR 0 0 0
POSITION lc
END
END
END
LAYER
NAME "Labels"
TYPE ANNOTATION
STATUS DEFAULT
FEATURE
POINTS 53 345 END
TEXT "Swamp or Marsh"
END
FEATURE
POINTS 165 345 END
TEXT "Railroad"
END
CLASS
LABEL
TYPE BITMAP
SIZE MEDIUM
COLOR 0 0 128
POSITION lc
END
END
END
END
Posted by Anton Sizo at 2008-03-17
CLASS
NAME 'Orchard'
STYLE
COLOR 231 255 170
END
STYLE
SYMBOL "octahedron"
SIZE 10
COLOR 100 100 100
END
END #CLASS
SYMBOL
NAME 'octahedron'
TYPE VECTOR
POINTS
20 18
22 18
24 20
24 22
22 24
20 24
18 22
18 20
20 18
END
FILLED FALSE
END
CLASS
NAME 'Scrub'
STYLE
COLOR 231 255 170
END
STYLE
SYMBOL "scrub"
SIZE 30
COLOR 100 100 100
END
END #CLASS
SYMBOL
NAME 'scrub'
TYPE VECTOR
POINTS
88 122
90 122
92 124
92 126
90 128
88 128
86 126
86 124
88 122
-99 -99
120 122
122 122
124 124
124 126
122 128
120 128
118 126
118 124
120 122
-99 -99
106 84
108 84
110 86
110 88
108 90
106 90
104 88
104 86
106 84
-99 -99
107 102
109 102
111 106
111 108
109 110
107 110
103 108
103 106
107 102
-99 -99
END
FILLED FALSE
END
Posted by John Zastrow at 2008-05-05
I've been working on an improved version of the Itasca.map and taught myself how to make vector symbols (based on this excellent site! http://umn.mapserver.ch/index_en.php ). The symbol is below, but perhaps more importantly I created a little Excel to help me and included a brief explanation how to use it. http://northredoubt.com/mapserver/mapserver-vector-symbol-designer.xls
An improved itasca.map is also available (a work in progress) http://northredoubt.com/mapserver/itasca.map.html
SYMBOL
NAME 'plane'
TYPE VECTOR
FILLED TRUE
POINTS
0.5 0.025
0.45 0.075
0.45 0.225
0.45 0.3
0.225 0.325
0.175 0.375
0.45 0.425
0.45 0.6
0.475 0.675
0.425 0.725
0.575 0.725
0.525 0.675
0.55 0.6
0.55 0.425
0.825 0.375
0.775 0.325
0.55 0.3
0.55 0.225
0.55 0.075
0.5 0.025
END
END
Posted by Håvard Tveite at 2010-10-13
Three different marsh symbols for polygon fills as specified in the International Specification for Orienteering Maps [http://www.orienteering.org/i3/index.php?/iof2006/content/download/866/4026/file/International%20Specification%20for%20Orienteering%20Maps%202000.pdf]. Exploits the way Mapserver is currently implementing vector symbols (using 0,0 as the upper left corner of the symbol, and the maximum x and y values as the lower right corner). Works well for GD. tile boundaries will appear at certain scales for AGG.
SYMBOL
NAME "marsh_isom"
TYPE vector
FILLED true
POINTS
0 0.6666666
100 0.666666
100 1
0 1
0 0.66666666
END
END
SYMBOL
NAME "uncrossablemarsh_isom"
TYPE vector
FILLED true
POINTS
0 0.25
100 0.25
100 0.5
0 0.5
0 0.25
END
END
SYMBOL
NAME "indistinctmarsh_isom"
TYPE vector
FILLED true
POINTS
0 0.2
0.45 0.2
0.45 0.3
0 0.3
0 0.2
-99 -99
0.7 0.2
1.15 0.2
1.15 0.3
0.7 0.3
0.7 0.2
-99 -99
0.125 0.5
1.025 0.5
1.025 0.6
0.125 0.6
0.125 0.5
END
END
