Symbols & Styling
iShare in the Cloud Customers
iShare comes with a variety of symbols (images) which you will find in the following location:
E:\iShareData\LIVE\_MapServerConfig\CustomSymbols\mapicons\images
Here are just some....
Each of this symbols is referenced in the mapicon.sym file in the mapicons folder. Your Astun Consultant will create you a copy of the mapicon.sym file e.g. mapicon_abc.sym in the same location, which only references the symbols that you're actually using in your iShare instance. This makes the symbols much easier to manage and also makes the loading of the /wiki/spaces/~520406165/pages/371392640 quicker when styling your Layers. To use the cut down .sym file the _common.map (in the _MapServerConfig folder) will need to be updated to point to this file instead of the default mapicon.sym - again this should normally have been carried out by your Astun Consultant.
If you don't see a symbol that you like then you can have a look at https://mapicons.mapsmarker.com/ which is a useful site for map icons.
To configure iShare to use new symbols then you will need to:
- Save the image(s) to your E:\iShareData\LIVE\_MapServerConfig\CustomSymbols\mapicons\images folder.
- Add a link to these icons in your mapicon_abc.sym file in the following way
| Image Name | Snippet for .sym file |
|---|---|
| roadworks.png |
iShare On-Premise Customers
You can style the map according to your requirements and use any of a number of supplied icons to denote places such as Schools, Playgrounds, Doctors, Dentists etc. together with using existing MapServer Cartography.
If you don't see an icon you like in the Directory of Icons below then the following links to a useful site for map icons - https://mapicons.mapsmarker.com/
You should create your own symbols file in the /mapserver/shared/symbols folder and copy any symbols that you wish from the supplied symbolsms6.1.sym file which you will find in the same folder. Then you will be able to edit this file without a subsequent upgrade to iShare overwriting your changes and as it will only contain the symbols you wish to use will make it easier to manage. Your new symbols file must start with a SYMBOLSET entry and have a matching END and then each individual SYMBOL entry with matching END e.g.
SYMBOLSET SYMBOL NAME 'hospitals' TYPE PIXMAP IMAGE "isharemaps/hospital-1.png" END SYMBOL NAME 'circle' TYPE ELLIPSE FILLED TRUE POINTS 1 1 END END END
You will also need to edit the .MAP file and change the SYMBOLSET entry near the top to point to your new file e.g.
SYMBOLSET "d:/mapserver/shared/symbols/symbols_myfile.sym"
Directory of Icons
The following is a list of the current entries in the supplied symbolsms6.1.sym file together with their SYMBOL NAME.
Description | Icon | SYMBOL NAME | Icon | SYMBOL NAME | Icon | SYMBOL NAME | Icon | SYMBOL NAME |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Library |  | libraries |  | libraries2 | ||||
Community Centre |  | communitycentres |  | communitycentres2 | ||||
Church Hall |  | churchhalls |  | churchhalls2 | ||||
Place of Worship |  | placesofworship |  | placesofworship2 | ||||
Youth Club |  | youthclubs |  | youthclubs2 | ||||
Social Club |  | socialclubs |  | socialclubs2 | ||||
Leisure Centre |  | leisure | ||||||
Activity |  | activity | ||||||
Playground |  | playground | ||||||
Park |  | parks |  | parks2 | ||||
Police Station |  | police |  | police2 | ||||
Fire Station |  | fire |  | fire2 | ||||
Ambulance Station |  | ambulances |  | ambulance2 | ||||
Doctor |  | doctors |  | doctors2 | ||||
Dentist |  | dentists |  | dentist2 | ||||
Hospital |  | hospitals |  | hospitals2 | ||||
Pharmacy | | pharmacies | ||||||
Clinic |  | clinics |  | clinics2 | ||||
| Optician |  | optician | | opticians | ||||
Cinema |  | cinema |  | cinema2 | ||||
Theatre |  | theatre |  | theatre2 | ||||
Public House |  | pub |  | pub2 | ||||
Restaurant / Cafe |  | cafe |  | cafe2 | ||||
Takeaway |  | takeaway | ||||||
Sports Centre |  | sports |  | sports2 | ||||
Tennis Courts |  | tennisball |  | tennis | ||||
Golf Course |  | golf | ||||||
Bowling Green |  | bowlinggreen | ||||||
Hotels/ Boarding House |  | hotel |  | hotel2 | ||||
Caravan and Chalet site |  | caravan |  | caravan2 | ||||
Camp Site |  | camping |  | camping2 | ||||
Historic Monument |  | historic | ||||||
Pay Point |  | paypoint | ||||||
Railway Station |  | rail | ||||||
Bus Stop |  | busstop | ||||||
Traffic Lights |  | trafficlights | ||||||
Litter bins |  | litterbins | ||||||
Wigwag crossing |  | wigwag | ||||||
Street bollard |  | streetbollard | ||||||
Variable Message Sign |  | vms | ||||||
Speed camera |  | speedcamera | ||||||
Car Park |  | carparks |  | carparks1 |  | carparks2 |  | carparks3 |
Polling Station |  | polling |  | polling2 | ||||
Recycling |  | recycling |  | recycling2 |  | recycling3 | ||
Road Works |  | roadworks | ||||||
Nursery School |  | nurseries |  | nurseries2 | ||||
Infant School |  | infant | ||||||
First School |  | first | ||||||
Primary School |  | primary |  | primary2 |  | primary3 | ||
Junior School |  | junior | ||||||
Secondary School |  | secondary |  | secondary2 | ||||
Middle School |  | middle | ||||||
Upper School |  | upper | ||||||
Higher Education |  | highereducation |  | highereducation2 | ||||
Special School |  | specialschool |  | specialschool2 | ||||
Independent School |  | independant | ||||||
Crèche |  | creche | ||||||
Playgroup |  | playgroup | ||||||
Toddler Group |  | toddler | ||||||
Family |  | family | ||||||
Smiley |  | smiley | ||||||
Smiley Star |  | smileystar | ||||||
Sure Start |  | surestart | ||||||
Public Toilets |  | wc | ||||||
House |  | house |
Images used primarily for OS MasterMap fill
| Description | Icon | SYMBOL NAME |
|---|---|---|
Scattered Coniferous Trees |  | 0380Scattered |
Marshreeds or Saltmarsh |  | 0382 |
Road Traffic Calming |  | 0000RoadTrafficCalming |
Scattered Non-Coniferous Trees |  | 0385Scattered |
Unknown Surface |  | 0000 |
Rough Grassland |  | 0390 |
Glasshouse |  | 0323 |
Orchard |  | 0386 |
Coniferous Trees |  | 0379 |
Non Coniferous Trees |  | 0384 |
Scrub |  | 0392 |
Cross hatch |  | Crosshatch |