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====== Adding Features Manually Using Mapserver ======
If you already have a map file working, and you would like to add points, lines, or polygons, you can use the FEATURE object directly in a map file to quickly add an item.

//(description from the Mapserver web site)//\\ 
Defines inline features. You can use inline features when it's not possible (or too much trouble) to create a shapefile. Inline features can also be built via urls or forms. Starts with the keyword FEATURE and terminates with the keyword END.
<code>
FEATURE
     <options, such as POINTS, TEXT, and WKT>
END
</code>

===== POINTS =====
A set of xy pairs terminated with an END, for example:<code>
POINTS 1 1 50 50 1 50 1 1 END
</code>
* Note that with POLYGON/POLYLINE layers POINTS must start and end with the same point (i.e. close the feature).

===== TEXT =====
String to use for labeling this feature.

===== WKT =====
A geometry expressed in OpenGIS Well Known Text geometry format. This feature is only supported if MapServer is built with OGR or GEOS support.
<code>
WKT "POLYGON((500 500, 3500 500, 3500 2500, 500 2500, 500 500))"
WKT "POINT(2000 2500)"
</code>

===== example from Mapserver web site =====
<code>
LAYER
NAME inline_stops
TYPE POINT
STATUS DEFAULT
FEATURE
        POINTS
                72.36 33.82
        END
        TEXT "My House"
END
FEATURE
        POINTS
                69.43 35.15
                71.21 37.95
                72.02 38.60
        END
        TEXT "My Stores"
END
CLASS
        COLOR 0 0 250
        SYMBOL 'circle'
        SIZE 6
END
END
</code>