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 SLD Style Editor 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

Image Name

Snippet for .sym file

roadworks.png

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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.

Symbols file

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

Description	SYMBOL NAME	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
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