= The Symbology Exchange =

Share and enjoy symbolsets and URLs to cartographic icons. Would you like Google-esque streets, or to find an airplane logo that doesn't have white crud around it? Do you have a better railroad track than anyone else?

Making a two-color square is easy, but a two-color star looks crummy unless you have the sizes just right -- it took me hours to make up a set of icons at 6 sizes apiece. And I knew I wasn't alone. So welcome to the Symbology Exchange!

Please post a comment to the appropriate "sub-howto" showing your icon(s) and the code to generate it. Thanks for sharing, thanks for searching!

 * [wiki:SymbologyExchangePixmap Pixmap (image) symbols]
 * [wiki:SymbologyExchangeVector Vector symbols]
 * [wiki:SymbologyExchangeTrueType TrueType Font (TTF) Symbols]

=== Other Documents of Interest ===

 * [http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/docs/reference/mapfile/style Mapfile reference: Style object] -- The most basic documentation about how to use symbols.
 * [http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/docs/reference/symbology Symbology] -- A manual about symbology and how it works. Includes some examples, too.
 * [http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/docs/howto/cartosymbols Construction of Cartographic Symbols by Peter Freimuth] -- A document outlining the concept of using multiple styles for a class to achieve more complex or multi-colored symbols.