Re: [mapserver-users] color standards in layers
On 6/23/2011 6:27 PM, Paul Alarcon wrote: Hello evryone i'm a mapserver user, i love the way i work, but i have a question i'm not a GIS Specialyst, but i want to know if there is color ruler for the representation of the layers,because i want to follow the goegraphic rules, some information about it i really apreciate. Hi Paul, There has been a lot written on this subject and there is probably not simple answer because to a large extent it depends on what you are trying to show with you map. A lot of people like the Google maps or Virtual Earth maps as color schemes. You might also find the following interesting reading: http://www.google.com/#q=cartographic+color+standards+for+maps There are some very good books on the subject that discuss this in detail you can enter "gis cartography" into amazon book search to a good sample of them. Hope this helps, -Steve W ___ mapserver-users mailing list mapserver-users@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapserver-users
Re: [mapserver-users] color standards in layers
> On 6/23/2011 6:27 PM, Paul Alarcon wrote: >> Hello evryone i'm a mapserver user, i love the way i work, but i have a >> question i'm not a GIS Specialyst, but i want to know if there is color >> ruler for the representation of the layers,because i want to follow the >> goegraphic rules, some information about it i really apreciate. > try colorbrewer.org -- Puneet Kishor http://punkish.org Research http://carbonmodel.org Science Fellow http://creativecommons.org ___ mapserver-users mailing list mapserver-users@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapserver-users
Re: [mapserver-users] color standards in layers
A good place to visit is ColorBrewer by Cynthia Brewer: http://colorbrewer2.org -- Barend Köbben (Senior Lecturer) ITC - University of Twente, Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation PO Box 217, 7500AE Enschede (The Netherlands) +31-(0)53 4874 253 On 24-06-11 02:03, "Stephen Woodbridge" wrote: >On 6/23/2011 6:27 PM, Paul Alarcon wrote: >> Hello evryone i'm a mapserver user, i love the way i work, but i have a >> question i'm not a GIS Specialyst, but i want to know if there is color >> ruler for the representation of the layers,because i want to follow the >> goegraphic rules, some information about it i really apreciate. > >Hi Paul, > >There has been a lot written on this subject and there is probably not >simple answer because to a large extent it depends on what you are >trying to show with you map. > >A lot of people like the Google maps or Virtual Earth maps as color >schemes. You might also find the following interesting reading: > >http://www.google.com/#q=cartographic+color+standards+for+maps > >There are some very good books on the subject that discuss this in >detail you can enter "gis cartography" into amazon book search to a good >sample of them. > >Hope this helps, > -Steve W >___ >mapserver-users mailing list >mapserver-users@lists.osgeo.org >http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapserver-users Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC) University of Twente Chamber of Commerce: 50130536 E-mail disclaimer The information in this e-mail, including any attachments, is intended for the addressee only. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or action in relation to the content of this information is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail by mistake, please delete the message and any attachment and inform the sender by return e-mail. ITC accepts no liability for any error or omission in the message content or for damage of any kind that may arise as a result of e-mail transmission. ___ mapserver-users mailing list mapserver-users@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapserver-users
RE: [mapserver-users] color standards in layers
You may also want to look at ColorBrewer: http://colorbrewer2.org/ It is very useful in helping you decide on color themes for maps. It will also provide you with the color codes (RGB or Hex) that you can use directly in MapServer. David. -Original Message- From: mapserver-users-boun...@lists.osgeo.org [mailto:mapserver-users-boun...@lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Stephen Woodbridge Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2011 7:03 PM To: mapserver-users@lists.osgeo.org Subject: Re: [mapserver-users] color standards in layers On 6/23/2011 6:27 PM, Paul Alarcon wrote: > Hello evryone i'm a mapserver user, i love the way i work, but i have a > question i'm not a GIS Specialyst, but i want to know if there is color > ruler for the representation of the layers,because i want to follow the > goegraphic rules, some information about it i really apreciate. Hi Paul, There has been a lot written on this subject and there is probably not simple answer because to a large extent it depends on what you are trying to show with you map. A lot of people like the Google maps or Virtual Earth maps as color schemes. You might also find the following interesting reading: http://www.google.com/#q=cartographic+color+standards+for+maps There are some very good books on the subject that discuss this in detail you can enter "gis cartography" into amazon book search to a good sample of them. Hope this helps, -Steve W ___ mapserver-users mailing list mapserver-users@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapserver-users ___ mapserver-users mailing list mapserver-users@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapserver-users
Re: [mapserver-users] color standards in layers
Two places I'd suggest looking: cpt city provides a wide range of palettes for mapping & other data that can be adapted to mapserver, including several standard palettes: http://soliton.vm.bytemark.co.uk/pub/cpt-city/ and colorbrewer allows you to set up & preview various optimised palettes for maps: http://colorbrewer2.org/ (also as Cynthia Brewer's palettes at the above site) Cheers, Brent Wood --- On Fri, 6/24/11, Paul Alarcon wrote: From: Paul Alarcon Subject: [mapserver-users] color standards in layers To: mapserver-users@lists.osgeo.org Date: Friday, June 24, 2011, 10:27 AM Hello evryone i'm a mapserver user, i love the way i work, but i have a question i'm not a GIS Specialyst, but i want to know if there is color ruler for the representation of the layers,because i want to follow the goegraphic rules, some information about it i really apreciate. Thanks a lot Greetings Paul A. -- View this message in context: http://osgeo-org.1803224.n2.nabble.com/color-standards-in-layers-tp6510229p6510229.html Sent from the Mapserver - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ___ mapserver-users mailing list mapserver-users@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapserver-users ___ mapserver-users mailing list mapserver-users@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapserver-users
Re: [mapserver-users] color standards in layers
All, Another piece of the equation along these lines, is paying attention to color blindness types etc. There are some federal standards out there as a matter of fact related to the serving up of color content over the web related to color blindness. Something else to think about. bobb >>> wrote: Two places I'd suggest looking: cpt city provides a wide range of palettes for mapping & other data that can be adapted to mapserver, including several standard palettes: http://soliton.vm.bytemark.co.uk/pub/cpt-city/ and colorbrewer allows you to set up & preview various optimised palettes for maps: http://colorbrewer2.org/ (also as Cynthia Brewer's palettes at the above site) Cheers, Brent Wood --- On Fri, 6/24/11, Paul Alarcon wrote: From: Paul Alarcon Subject: [mapserver-users] color standards in layers To: mapserver-users@lists.osgeo.org Date: Friday, June 24, 2011, 10:27 AM Hello evryone i'm a mapserver user, i love the way i work, but i have a question i'm not a GIS Specialyst, but i want to know if there is color ruler for the representation of the layers,because i want to follow the goegraphic rules, some information about it i really apreciate. Thanks a lot Greetings Paul A. -- View this message in context: http://osgeo-org.1803224.n2.nabble.com/color-standards-in-layers-tp6510229p6510229.html Sent from the Mapserver - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ___ mapserver-users mailing list mapserver-users@lists.osgeo.org ( /mc/compose?to=mapserver-users@lists.osgeo.org ) http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapserver-users ___ mapserver-users mailing list mapserver-users@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapserver-users
Re: [mapserver-users] color standards in layers
Cynthia Brewer's site (http://colorbrewer2.org/) offers the option to select colour schemes to avoid problems with colour blindness. I don't know if they comply with US federal standards, but it would seem a good place to look. --- On Sat, 6/25/11, Bob Basques wrote: From: Bob Basques Subject: Re: [mapserver-users] color standards in layers To: "Paul Alarcon" , mapserver-users@lists.osgeo.org, pcr...@pcreso.com Date: Saturday, June 25, 2011, 7:15 AM All, Another piece of the equation along these lines, is paying attention to color blindness types etc. There are some federal standards out there as a matter of fact related to the serving up of color content over the web related to color blindness. Something else to think about. bobb >>> wrote: Two places I'd suggest looking: cpt city provides a wide range of palettes for mapping & other data that can be adapted to mapserver, including several standard palettes: http://soliton.vm.bytemark.co.uk/pub/cpt-city/ and colorbrewer allows you to set up & preview various optimised palettes for maps: http://colorbrewer2.org/ (also as Cynthia Brewer's palettes at the above site) Cheers, Brent Wood --- On Fri, 6/24/11, Paul Alarcon wrote: From: Paul Alarcon Subject: [mapserver-users] color standards in layers To: mapserver-users@lists.osgeo.org Date: Friday, June 24, 2011, 10:27 AM Hello evryone i'm a mapserver user, i love the way i work, but i have a question i'm not a GIS Specialyst, but i want to know if there is color ruler for the representation of the layers,because i want to follow the goegraphic rules, some information about it i really apreciate. Thanks a lot Greetings Paul A. -- View this message in context: http://osgeo-org.1803224.n2.nabble.com/color-standards-in-layers-tp6510229p6510229.html Sent from the Mapserver - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ___ mapserver-users mailing list mapserver-users@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapserver-users ___ mapserver-users mailing list mapserver-users@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapserver-users
Re: [mapserver-users] color standards in layers
Here's some info on that http://colororacle.cartography.ch/ Best Regards, Brent Fraser On 6/24/2011 1:15 PM, Bob Basques wrote: All, Another piece of the equation along these lines, is paying attention to color blindness types etc. There are some federal standards out there as a matter of fact related to the serving up of color content over the web related to color blindness. Something else to think about. bobb >>> wrote: Two places I'd suggest looking: cpt city provides a wide range of palettes for mapping & other data that can be adapted to mapserver, including several standard palettes: http://soliton.vm.bytemark.co.uk/pub/cpt-city/ and colorbrewer allows you to set up & preview various optimised palettes for maps: http://colorbrewer2.org/ (also as Cynthia Brewer's palettes at the above site) Cheers, Brent Wood --- On *Fri, 6/24/11, Paul Alarcon //* wrote: From: Paul Alarcon Subject: [mapserver-users] color standards in layers To: mapserver-users@lists.osgeo.org Date: Friday, June 24, 2011, 10:27 AM Hello evryone i'm a mapserver user, i love the way i work, but i have a question i'm not a GIS Specialyst, but i want to know if there is color ruler for the representation of the layers,because i want to follow the goegraphic rules, some information about it i really apreciate. Thanks a lot Greetings Paul A. -- View this message in context: http://osgeo-org.1803224.n2.nabble.com/color-standards-in-layers-tp6510229p6510229.html Sent from the Mapserver - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ___ mapserver-users mailing list mapserver-users@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapserver-users ___ mapserver-users mailing list mapserver-users@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapserver-users ___ mapserver-users mailing list mapserver-users@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapserver-users
