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Symbol element

Draw symbols representing navigation points (VOR, NDB, fixes, VFR reporting points, …) with or without a text label.

Attribute	Format	Remarks
Element	Symbol
id	string	symbol id used to draw the symbol (see symbols.xml)
text	string	text label
textpos	string	defines at which location relative to the symbol the tag shall be drawn possible values are: N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW or use a value in degrees (N=0 E=90 S=180 NW=315)
lat	latitude	string containing the latitude
lon	longitude	string containing the longitude
ref	point ref	string containing the reference point id. (see points.xml)
x	float	cartesian X value (if lat/lon not used)
y	float	cartesian Y value (if lat/lon not used)
color	string	color id name
threshold	integer	Zoom value above which element is visible

example

Draw VFR reporting points using a predefined symbol:

  <maps>
      <map id="VFR REP POINTS" name="VFR" threshold="150">
          <symbol id="vfr" text="TERNAT" lat="N0505216" lon="E0041014" color="VFR" />
          <symbol id="vfr" text="GRBIJG" lat="N0505231" lon="E0041626" color="VFR" />
          <symbol id="vfr" text="ATOM"   lat="N0505342" lon="E0042029" color="VFR" />
          <symbol id="vfr" text="BRUCAR" lat="N0505420" lon="E0042726" color="VFR" textpos="N" />
          <symbol id="vfr" text="PEUTIE" lat="N0505555" lon="E0042748" color="VFR" />
          <symbol id="vfr" text="MECH"   lat="N0510042" lon="E0042746" color="VFR" />
          <symbol id="vfr" text="ABMECH" lat="N0510117" lon="E0043023" color="VFR" textpos="270" />
          <symbol id="vfr" text="NOSSE"  lat="N0505210" lon="E0043038" color="VFR" />
          <symbol id="vfr" text="BERTEM" lat="N0505226" lon="E0043659" color="VFR" />
      </map>
  </maps>

A map containing VOR points based on the points.xml file:

  <maps>
      <map id="VOR" name="VOR">
          <symbol id="vor" text="BBE" ref="BBE" color="VOR"/>
          <symbol id="vor" text="BBL" ref="BBL" color="VOR"/>
          <symbol id="vor" text="AFI" ref="AFI" color="VOR"/>
          <symbol id="vor" text="BIG" ref="BIG" color="VOR"/>
          <symbol id="vor" text="BUB" ref="BUB" color="VOR"/>
          <symbol id="vor" text="BUN" ref="BUN" color="VOR"/>
      </map>
  </maps>

Use the tag attribute to avoid overlapping text labels

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