Flash presentation of these steps: Mapping Your Data

• Install MapServer. Once installed on a local machine, mapserver is visible from  http://localhost/cgi-bin/mapserv. (This presentation assumes mapserver is already installed.)

• Datasets -- Download data
• Create project in QGIS
  • Open Dataset
  • Style data layer:
    • Choose 'graduated color'
    • Choose a field (POPULATION)
    • Create 5 classes
    • Create range for each class
    • apply style
    • Tweak colors as neccesary to achieve desired look
• Save project
• Export Map File from project
  • Choose qgis project location
  • Choose mapfile location
  • Enter a name and default size
• Browse to MapServer, and add 'mode=map&map=/Location/Of/File/On/Disk.map' to the URL
• If you get an image:
  • Download mapserver-lite.html from this wiki page.
  • Change the URL to point to  http://localhost/cgi-bin/mapserv
  • Change the parameters to include your map file location.
  • Open mapserver-lite.html in your browser

Tools needed:

•  MapServer
•  QGIS
• Any Text Editor
• Browser