A.8 Base Maps

A base map definition consists of one or more themes.

The XML definition of a base map is specified in the DEFINITION column of the USER_SDO_MAPS metadata view, using the following DTD:

<!ELEMENT map_definition (theme+)>

<!ELEMENT theme EMPTY>
<!ATTLIST theme name CDATA #REQUIRED
    name                  CDATA #REQUIRED
    datasource            CDATA #IMPLIED
    template_theme        CDATA #IMPLIED
    max_scale             CDATA #IMPLIED
    min_scale             CDATA #IMPLIED
    label_always_on       (TRUE|FALSE) "FALSE"
    fast_unpickle         (TRUE|FALSE) "TRUE"
    mode                  CDATA #IMPLIED
    min_dist              CDATA #IMPLIED
    fixed_svglabel        (TRUE|FALSE) "FALSE"
    visible_in_svg        (TRUE|FALSE) "TRUE"
    selectable_in_svg     (TRUE|FALSE) "FALSE"
    part_of_basemap       (TRUE|FALSE) "FALSE"
    simplify_shapes       (TRUE|FALSE) "TRUE"
    transparency          CDATA #IMPLIED
    minimum_pixels        CDATA #IMPLIED
    onclick               CDATA #IMPLIED
    onmousemove           CDATA #IMPLIED
    onmouseover           CDATA #IMPLIED
    onmouseout            CDATA #IMPLIED
    workspace_name        CDATA #IMPLIED
    workspace_savepoint   CDATA #IMPLIED
    workspace_date        CDATA #IMPLIED
    workspace_date_format CDATA #IMPLIED
    fetch_size            CDATA #IMPLIED
    timeout               CDATA #IMPLIED
>

The <map_definition> element contains one or more <theme> elements. Themes are rendered on a map on top of each other, in the order in which they are specified in the definition.

See Maps for more information about defining base maps and for an example.