Time for action – creating a simple line style

We will use a rivers and lake centerlines shapefile from Natural Earth to create a map of the rivers of the world with a light sky blue color:

1. Take the PopulatedPlaces.xml file, make a copy to Rivers.xml, and then edit the new file in your text editor.

2. Go to line 9 and replace the text inside the Name element with the following:

       <Name>Rivers</Name>

3. Go to line 11 and replace the text inside the Title element with the following:

         <Title> Geoserver Beginners Guide: Rivers simple stroke </Title>

4. Now, replace the FeatureTypeStyle code (from line 13 to 25) with the following code. We are using a continuous line, which is the default, setting a width of 2 pixels and a color:

            <Rule>
              <LineSymbolizer>
                <Stroke>
                  <CssParameter name="stroke">#82CAFA</CssParameter>
                  <CssParameter name="stroke-width">2</CssParameter>
              ...