* [#introduction Introduction]

* [#rendering_issues Rendering Issues]

* [#feature_requests Feature Requests]

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! Introduction

From the (http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/ MapServer Homepage):

MapServer is an  OpenSource development environment for building spatially enabled Internet applications.  Melbourne Wireless use MapServer to draw maps in LocFinder, as shown in the maps below.



|| {http://melbournewireless.org.au/nodes/map?id=AFH http://melbournewireless.org.au/nodes/view?id=AFH Node AFH} || {/cgi-bin/mapserv?map=/home/melbwireless/melbourne.wireless.org.au/mapserver/tc.map&imgext=145.18615+-37.881148+145.26487+-37.836992&mode=legend&zoom=3&imgxy=175+175&layer=interested&layer=waiting&layer=gathering&layer=building&layer=testing&layer=operational&layer=roads&layer=semiroads&layer=rivers&layer=contours Legend} ||

! Rendering Issues

Currently, we have not got our maps/MapServer setup correct, there are issues with the way that maps are rendered.  In the map above, the following issues need to be addressed:

* Road names do not appear

* Rivers appear as outlines only & their names are not displayed

* Landmarks are not displayed

Please do not add LocFinder bugs here, this section is for map rendering issues only.



! Feature Requests

* SignalPropagation coverage data to be generated by LocFinder and shown as an optional layer

* Coloured Contour Maps that look like this image:

{http://users.bigpond.net.au/flett/wireless/ColouredContours.jpg Sample Coloured Contour Map}

Maps like this give you a good at-a-glance view of the "lay of the land" and will greatly assist node-owners plan potential links.  Whilst the info is not as specific as a [LocFinderCrossSections Cross-Sectional View] between two nodes, it does give a good overall idea.  It should be fairly easy to implement - as easy as putting numbers on the contour lines! {/regexpicons/emoticons/emoticon-face1.png :)}