How-to add a layer

This how-to provides instructions to add the a Firestations layer to the GeoMoose demo. These instructions are similar to those found in the GeoMoose Workshop. There is another similar how to on adding a GeoJSON file to GeoMoose.

Including Firestations from the Demo.

• The firestations layer is included with the GeoMoose 3 Demo Data.

• Open the mapbook.xml

For MS4W installs, the mapbook is located here: C:\ms4w\apps\gm3\htdocs\examples\desktop\mapbook.xml

• Add the following after line 5:

  <map-source name="firestations" type="mapserver">
      <file>./demo/firestations/firestations.map</file>
      <layer name="fire_stations"/>
  </map-source>
  

• The above XML adds the firestations source with a fire_stations layer.

Add Firestations to the catalog

• GeoMoose separates the difference between the source-data with <map-source /> es and presentation with the use of the <catalog>.

• In mapbook.xml find the <catalog> element, after it, add:

  <layer src="firestations/fire_stations" title="Firestations"/>
  

• This will add the fire_stations layer of the firestations source to the catalog with the label “Firestations”.

• “Hard” Reload the Browser or clear-the-cache and reload. Pro tip: Chrome can be very aggressive at caching AJAX loaded XML.

• The catalog should now have a ‘Firestations’ layer at the top!

Firestations in the catalog

Using identify with Firestatations

The:doc:./add-identify guide features the firestations layer. And describes adding identify and how identify works.