diff --git a/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst b/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst
index e7fb2d27d4..0696e4bda2 100644
--- a/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst
+++ b/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
:Reviewer: Cameron Shorter, Jirotech
:Reviewer: Angelos Tzotsos, OSGeo
:Reviewer: Felicity Brand (Google Season of Docs 2019)
+:Reviewer: Seth Girvin
:Version: osgeolive13.0
:License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-SA 3.0)
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@
MapServer is an `Open Source `_ server based
application that allows you to publish geographic map images and vector data
-through the internet using |OGCS|
+through the Internet using |OGCS|
such as |WMS|, |WFS| and |WCS|.
.. contents:: Contents
@@ -52,16 +53,17 @@ Creating my first Mapfile
#. Open any text editor (e.g. :menuselection:`Applications --> Accessories -->
FeatherPad`).
-#. Create the file "mapserver_quickstart.map" in your home directory:
+#. Create the file "mapserver_quickstart.map" at the following location:
:file:`/home/user/mapserver_quickstart.map`
+
Put the following content in it::
MAP
NAME "MAPSERVER_QUICKSTART"
EXTENT -137 29 -53 88
UNITS DD
- SHAPEPATH "/home/user/data/natural_earth2/"
+ SHAPEPATH "/usr/local/share/data/natural_earth2/"
SIZE 800 600
IMAGETYPE PNG24
@@ -93,10 +95,10 @@ Creating my first Mapfile
END
- .. note::
+.. note::
- The example uses the natural earth dataset, which is already on OSGeoLive at :file:`~/data/natural_earth2` (a short cut to
- :file:`/usr/local/share/data/natural_earth2`).
+ The example uses the natural earth dataset, which is already on OSGeoLive at :file:`~/data/natural_earth2` (a short cut to
+ :file:`/usr/local/share/data/natural_earth2`).
Each object in a Mapfile starts with its name (for example **MAP**) and ends
with an **END**. A Mapfile always starts with the **MAP** object and should
@@ -109,7 +111,7 @@ Mapfile:
* EXTENT: sets the default geospatial bounding box for this configuration.
* LAYER: defines access and display properties for a spatial dataset. We'll
add another layer later.
- * SHAPEPATH: sets a base path for file-based data (e.g. shapefiles or tiff
+ * SHAPEPATH: sets a base path for file-based data (e.g. shapefiles or GeoTIFF
images).
If we look closer at the **LAYER** in our Mapfile, we'll see that it
@@ -131,7 +133,6 @@ contains a bunch of properties and objects too. Among them are:
`_.
-
Render a map image with MapServer using a WMS **GetMap** request
================================================================
@@ -142,7 +143,7 @@ Render a map image with MapServer using a WMS **GetMap** request
Open a web browser and enter the following URL::
- http://localhost/cgi-bin/mapserv?map=/home/user/mapserver_quickstart.map&SERVICE=WMS&REQUEST=Getmap&VERSION=1.1.1&LAYERS=Countries&SRS=EPSG:4326&BBOX=-137,29,-53,88&FORMAT=PNG&WIDTH=800&HEIGHT=600
+ http://localhost/cgi-bin/mapserv?map=/home/user/mapserver_quickstart.map&SERVICE=WMS&REQUEST=Getmap&VERSION=1.1.1&LAYERS=Countries&STYLES=&SRS=EPSG:4326&BBOX=-137,29,-53,88&FORMAT=PNG&WIDTH=800&HEIGHT=600
What does the above mean? If we put it in simple words, it's a |WMS|
**GetMap**
@@ -173,13 +174,12 @@ repetitive mapping, or while debugging.
Open a terminal (:menuselection:`Applications --> System Tools --> Terminal
Emulator`) and type::
- shp2img -m mapserver_quickstart.map -o mymap.png
+ map2img -m /home/user/mapserver_quickstart.map -o /home/user/Documents/mymap.png
If this command runs successfully, you are able to see your rendered map at
file:///home/user/mymap.png.
-
Add a new layer to the Mapfile to serve a local Shapefile
=========================================================
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ Let's take our previous WMS **GetMap** request and add our new "Lakes" layer
to the image rendered. We simply need to add the new layer name to the
"LAYERS" property list::
- http://localhost/cgi-bin/mapserv?map=/home/user/mapserver_quickstart.map&SERVICE=WMS&REQUEST=Getmap&VERSION=1.1.1&LAYERS=Countries,Lakes&SRS=EPSG:4326&BBOX=-137,29,-53,88&FORMAT=PNG&WIDTH=800&HEIGHT=600
+ http://localhost/cgi-bin/mapserv?map=/home/user/mapserver_quickstart.map&SERVICE=WMS&REQUEST=Getmap&VERSION=1.1.1&LAYERS=Countries,Lakes&STYLES=&SRS=EPSG:4326&BBOX=-137,29,-53,88&FORMAT=PNG&WIDTH=800&HEIGHT=600
The image rendered by MapServer looks like our previous map, but with the
addition of the lakes from our new layer:
@@ -237,8 +237,8 @@ see the geometry and attribute definitions it contains. These attribute
values can be used as a way to draw the elements inside a dataset
differently using multiple CLASS objects.
-In our "ne_10m_lakes" dataset, we have a *ScaleRank* attribute, which seems
-to be related to the size of the lakes. We can use this as a way to render
+In our "ne_10m_lakes" dataset, we have a *ScaleRank* attribute, which defines
+the significance of the lakes. We can use this as a way to render
the lakes differently. In the LAYER object, we'll add another CLASS object
just before our current one::
@@ -318,6 +318,8 @@ few resources to check out next:
* Read the `Introduction to MapServer
`_.
+* Run through the `Getting Started with MapServer workshop
+ `_.
* Have a look at the `MapServer Tutorial
`_ which contains more Mapfile
examples.
diff --git a/locale/en/LC_MESSAGES/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.po b/locale/en/LC_MESSAGES/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.po
index 3811e0e624..cf65fc7eaf 100644
--- a/locale/en/LC_MESSAGES/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.po
+++ b/locale/en/LC_MESSAGES/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.po
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ msgid ""
msgstr ""
"Project-Id-Version: OSGeoLive 14.0\n"
"Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: \n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2024-09-26 14:03+0000\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2024-10-17 14:10+0000\n"
"PO-Revision-Date: YEAR-MO-DA HO:MI+ZONE\n"
"Last-Translator: FULL NAME \n"
"Language-Team: LANGUAGE \n"
@@ -17,37 +17,37 @@ msgstr ""
"Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit\n"
"Generated-By: Babel 2.16.0\n"
-#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:27
+#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:28
msgid "MapServer Quickstart"
msgstr ""
-#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:29
+#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:30
msgid ""
"MapServer is an `Open Source `_ server based "
"application that allows you to publish geographic map images and vector "
-"data through the internet using |OGCS| such as |WMS|, |WFS| and |WCS|."
+"data through the Internet using |OGCS| such as |WMS|, |WFS| and |WCS|."
msgstr ""
-#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:37
+#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:38
msgid "Contents"
msgstr ""
-#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:40
+#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:41
msgid "Configure MapServer using the Mapfile configuration file"
msgstr ""
-#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:44
+#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:45
msgid ""
"**What will I learn ?** In this section, you will learn what a Mapfile is"
" and how to configure it to allow MapServer to serve a shapefile as "
"images using WMS requests."
msgstr ""
-#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:49
+#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:50
msgid "What is a Mapfile ?"
msgstr ""
-#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:51
+#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:52
msgid ""
"The `Mapfile `_ is the "
"configuration file that MapServer uses to render geospatial data as "
@@ -56,34 +56,34 @@ msgid ""
"symbol, label, etc...)."
msgstr ""
-#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:57
+#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:58
msgid "Creating my first Mapfile"
msgstr ""
-#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:59
+#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:60
msgid ""
"Open any text editor (e.g. :menuselection:`Applications --> Accessories "
"--> FeatherPad`)."
msgstr ""
-#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:61
+#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:62
msgid ""
-"Create the file \"mapserver_quickstart.map\" in your home directory: "
+"Create the file \"mapserver_quickstart.map\" at the following location: "
":file:`/home/user/mapserver_quickstart.map`"
msgstr ""
-#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:64
+#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:66
msgid "Put the following content in it::"
msgstr ""
-#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:104
+#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:106
msgid ""
"The example uses the natural earth dataset, which is already on OSGeoLive"
" at :file:`~/data/natural_earth2` (a short cut to "
":file:`/usr/local/share/data/natural_earth2`)."
msgstr ""
-#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:107
+#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:109
msgid ""
"Each object in a Mapfile starts with its name (for example **MAP**) and "
"ends with an **END**. A Mapfile always starts with the **MAP** object "
@@ -91,80 +91,80 @@ msgid ""
"draw. In our Mapfile, we currently have only one layer defined."
msgstr ""
-#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:112
+#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:114
msgid ""
"Let's take a look at some of the objects (and properties) defined in our "
"Mapfile:"
msgstr ""
-#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:115
+#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:117
msgid "EXTENT: sets the default geospatial bounding box for this configuration."
msgstr ""
-#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:116
+#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:118
msgid ""
"LAYER: defines access and display properties for a spatial dataset. "
"We'll add another layer later."
msgstr ""
-#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:118
+#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:120
msgid ""
-"SHAPEPATH: sets a base path for file-based data (e.g. shapefiles or tiff "
-"images)."
+"SHAPEPATH: sets a base path for file-based data (e.g. shapefiles or "
+"GeoTIFF images)."
msgstr ""
-#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:121
+#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:123
msgid ""
"If we look closer at the **LAYER** in our Mapfile, we'll see that it "
"contains a bunch of properties and objects too. Among them are:"
msgstr ""
-#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:124
+#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:126
msgid ""
"STATUS: defines whether the layer can be drawn (*ON*), can't be drawn "
"(*OFF*) or is always drawn (*DEFAULT*)."
msgstr ""
-#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:126
+#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:128
msgid ""
"TYPE: the geometry type that MapServer should use when rendering the data"
" as an image. In our Mapfile, the data will be drawn as *polygons*."
msgstr ""
-#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:128
+#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:130
msgid ""
"DATA: the name of the spatial data file this layer uses, in this case a "
"shapefile."
msgstr ""
-#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:130
+#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:132
msgid ""
"CLASS: determines how to draw a layer (styling). We'll cover this object "
"in more detail later."
msgstr ""
-#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:135
+#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:137
msgid ""
"A complete list of the available objects and properties a Mapfile can "
"have can be found in the `MapServer documentation page "
"`_."
msgstr ""
-#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:142
+#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:143
msgid "Render a map image with MapServer using a WMS **GetMap** request"
msgstr ""
-#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:146
+#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:147
msgid ""
"**What will I learn ?** You will learn how to use to render an image with"
" layers from a Mapfile with MapServer using an OGC WMS request."
msgstr ""
-#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:149
+#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:150
msgid "Open a web browser and enter the following URL::"
msgstr ""
-#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:153
+#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:154
msgid ""
"What does the above mean? If we put it in simple words, it's a |WMS| "
"**GetMap** request that tells MapServer to \"*use the following Mapfile "
@@ -175,31 +175,31 @@ msgid ""
"*STATUS DEFAULT*. The result looks like the following:"
msgstr ""
-#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:167
+#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:168
msgid ""
"All parameters of the request are WMS-specific, except "
"\"*?map=/home/user/mapserver_quickstart.map*\", which is MapServer-"
"specific."
msgstr ""
-#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:173
+#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:174
msgid "Render a map image with MapServer using the command line"
msgstr ""
-#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:175
+#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:176
msgid ""
"Although MapServer is geared towards web applications, it can also "
"produce images on the command line. This can be useful if you are looking"
" for repetitive mapping, or while debugging."
msgstr ""
-#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:179
+#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:180
msgid ""
"Open a terminal (:menuselection:`Applications --> System Tools --> "
"Terminal Emulator`) and type::"
msgstr ""
-#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:184
+#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:185
msgid ""
"If this command runs successfully, you are able to see your rendered map "
"at file:///home/user/mymap.png."
@@ -266,9 +266,9 @@ msgstr ""
#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:246
msgid ""
"In our \"ne_10m_lakes\" dataset, we have a *ScaleRank* attribute, which "
-"seems to be related to the size of the lakes. We can use this as a way to"
-" render the lakes differently. In the LAYER object, we'll add another "
-"CLASS object just before our current one::"
+"defines the significance of the lakes. We can use this as a way to render"
+" the lakes differently. In the LAYER object, we'll add another CLASS "
+"object just before our current one::"
msgstr ""
#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:271
@@ -362,12 +362,18 @@ msgstr ""
#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:327
msgid ""
+"Run through the `Getting Started with MapServer workshop "
+"`_."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:329
+msgid ""
"Have a look at the `MapServer Tutorial "
"`_ which contains more "
"Mapfile examples."
msgstr ""
-#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:330
+#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:332
msgid ""
"Check the `OGC Support and Configuration "
"`_ to learn more about OGC "
@@ -375,7 +381,7 @@ msgid ""
"etc.)."
msgstr ""
-#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:333
+#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:335
msgid ""
"Ready to use MapServer? Then join the community on the `Mailing Lists "
"`_ to exchange ideas, "
diff --git a/locale/pot/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.pot b/locale/pot/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.pot
index 81d8d7ad76..bc812b4218 100644
--- a/locale/pot/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.pot
+++ b/locale/pot/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.pot
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ msgid ""
msgstr ""
"Project-Id-Version: OSGeoLive 17.0.0\n"
"Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: \n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2024-09-26 14:03+0000\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2024-10-17 14:10+0000\n"
"PO-Revision-Date: YEAR-MO-DA HO:MI+ZONE\n"
"Last-Translator: FULL NAME \n"
"Language-Team: LANGUAGE \n"
@@ -16,51 +16,51 @@ msgstr ""
"Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8\n"
"Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit\n"
-#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:27
+#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:28
msgid "MapServer Quickstart"
msgstr ""
-#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:29
-msgid "MapServer is an `Open Source `_ server based application that allows you to publish geographic map images and vector data through the internet using |OGCS| such as |WMS|, |WFS| and |WCS|."
+#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:30
+msgid "MapServer is an `Open Source `_ server based application that allows you to publish geographic map images and vector data through the Internet using |OGCS| such as |WMS|, |WFS| and |WCS|."
msgstr ""
-#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:37
+#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:38
msgid "Contents"
msgstr ""
-#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:40
+#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:41
msgid "Configure MapServer using the Mapfile configuration file"
msgstr ""
-#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:44
+#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:45
msgid "**What will I learn ?** In this section, you will learn what a Mapfile is and how to configure it to allow MapServer to serve a shapefile as images using WMS requests."
msgstr ""
-#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:49
+#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:50
msgid "What is a Mapfile ?"
msgstr ""
-#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:51
+#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:52
msgid "The `Mapfile `_ is the configuration file that MapServer uses to render geospatial data as images or vector data. Its main purpose is to define the layers it can draw, how to read necessary data, and how to render it (e.g. color, symbol, label, etc...)."
msgstr ""
-#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:57
+#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:58
msgid "Creating my first Mapfile"
msgstr ""
-#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:59
+#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:60
msgid "Open any text editor (e.g. :menuselection:`Applications --> Accessories --> FeatherPad`)."
msgstr ""
-#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:61
-msgid "Create the file \"mapserver_quickstart.map\" in your home directory: :file:`/home/user/mapserver_quickstart.map`"
+#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:62
+msgid "Create the file \"mapserver_quickstart.map\" at the following location: :file:`/home/user/mapserver_quickstart.map`"
msgstr ""
-#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:64
+#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:66
msgid "Put the following content in it::"
msgstr ""
-#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:104
+#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:106
msgid "The example uses the natural earth dataset, which is already on OSGeoLive at :file:`~/data/natural_earth2` (a short cut to :file:`/usr/local/share/data/natural_earth2`)."
msgstr ""
@@ -68,55 +68,56 @@ msgstr ""
msgid "Each object in a Mapfile starts with its name (for example **MAP**) and ends with an **END**. A Mapfile always starts with the **MAP** object and should contain a list of **LAYER** objects the Mapfile can read and draw. In our Mapfile, we currently have only one layer defined."
msgstr ""
-#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:112
+#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:114
msgid "Let's take a look at some of the objects (and properties) defined in our Mapfile:"
msgstr ""
-#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:115
+#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:117
msgid "EXTENT: sets the default geospatial bounding box for this configuration."
msgstr ""
+
#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:116
msgid "LAYER: defines access and display properties for a spatial dataset. We'll add another layer later."
msgstr ""
-#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:118
-msgid "SHAPEPATH: sets a base path for file-based data (e.g. shapefiles or tiff images)."
+#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:120
+msgid "SHAPEPATH: sets a base path for file-based data (e.g. shapefiles or GeoTIFF images)."
msgstr ""
-#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:121
+#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:123
msgid "If we look closer at the **LAYER** in our Mapfile, we'll see that it contains a bunch of properties and objects too. Among them are:"
msgstr ""
-#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:124
+#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:126
msgid "STATUS: defines whether the layer can be drawn (*ON*), can't be drawn (*OFF*) or is always drawn (*DEFAULT*)."
msgstr ""
-#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:126
+#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:128
msgid "TYPE: the geometry type that MapServer should use when rendering the data as an image. In our Mapfile, the data will be drawn as *polygons*."
msgstr ""
-#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:128
+#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:130
msgid "DATA: the name of the spatial data file this layer uses, in this case a shapefile."
msgstr ""
-#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:130
+#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:132
msgid "CLASS: determines how to draw a layer (styling). We'll cover this object in more detail later."
msgstr ""
-#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:135
+#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:137
msgid "A complete list of the available objects and properties a Mapfile can have can be found in the `MapServer documentation page `_."
msgstr ""
-#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:142
+#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:143
msgid "Render a map image with MapServer using a WMS **GetMap** request"
msgstr ""
-#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:146
+#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:147
msgid "**What will I learn ?** You will learn how to use to render an image with layers from a Mapfile with MapServer using an OGC WMS request."
msgstr ""
-#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:149
+#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:150
msgid "Open a web browser and enter the following URL::"
msgstr ""
@@ -124,23 +125,23 @@ msgstr ""
msgid "What does the above mean? If we put it in simple words, it's a |WMS| **GetMap** request that tells MapServer to \"*use the following Mapfile to render the specified layers as a png image based on some user-supplied parameters such as image size, geographical extent, projection, etc.*\". All layers specified in the \"*&LAYERS=...*\" property having *STATUS ON* in the Mapfile will be rendered in addition to all layers with *STATUS DEFAULT*. The result looks like the following:"
msgstr ""
-#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:167
+#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:168
msgid "All parameters of the request are WMS-specific, except \"*?map=/home/user/mapserver_quickstart.map*\", which is MapServer-specific."
msgstr ""
-#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:173
+#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:174
msgid "Render a map image with MapServer using the command line"
msgstr ""
-#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:175
+#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:176
msgid "Although MapServer is geared towards web applications, it can also produce images on the command line. This can be useful if you are looking for repetitive mapping, or while debugging."
msgstr ""
-#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:179
+#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:180
msgid "Open a terminal (:menuselection:`Applications --> System Tools --> Terminal Emulator`) and type::"
msgstr ""
-#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:184
+#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:185
msgid "If this command runs successfully, you are able to see your rendered map at file:///home/user/mymap.png."
msgstr ""
@@ -181,7 +182,7 @@ msgid "In a Mapfile, a LAYER object can contain an infinite number of CLASS obje
msgstr ""
#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:246
-msgid "In our \"ne_10m_lakes\" dataset, we have a *ScaleRank* attribute, which seems to be related to the size of the lakes. We can use this as a way to render the lakes differently. In the LAYER object, we'll add another CLASS object just before our current one::"
+msgid "In our \"ne_10m_lakes\" dataset, we have a *ScaleRank* attribute, which defines the significance of the lakes. We can use this as a way to render the lakes differently. In the LAYER object, we'll add another CLASS object just before our current one::"
msgstr ""
#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:271
@@ -245,14 +246,18 @@ msgid "Read the `Introduction to MapServer `_."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:329
msgid "Have a look at the `MapServer Tutorial `_ which contains more Mapfile examples."
msgstr ""
-#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:330
+#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:332
msgid "Check the `OGC Support and Configuration `_ to learn more about OGC standards in MapServer (WMS, WFS, SLD, WFS Filter Encoding, WCS, SOS, etc.)."
msgstr ""
-#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:333
+#: ../../build/doc/quickstart/mapserver_quickstart.rst:335
msgid "Ready to use MapServer? Then join the community on the `Mailing Lists `_ to exchange ideas, discuss potential software improvements and ask questions."
msgstr ""