(UMN) MapServer is an Open Source platform for publishing spatial data and interactive mapping applications to the web.
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Converting Mapserver default URL to a more user friendly version
I use the default MapServer URL to view the map in browser.
http://localhost/cgi-bin/mapserv?map=/home/mwh/osm-demo/basemaps/osm-google.map&mode=browse&template=openlayers&layers=all
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Is there a way to tell the supported input formats of libmap.dll without the associated .exe?
I have only compiled Mapscript_csharp and supporting dlls used in a .NET application - not the executables. Is there a way to tell what input / output formats are supported by these dlls?
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How to configure MS4W Apache for multiple connections and multiple server urls while using tilecache.py
I have configured my Apache Server to broadcast 4 subdomains to my WMS services. I am using TileCache to serve locally generated (pre-seeded) tiles with ms4w. Here are example urls which request the ...
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Point Within, Query in a buffer polygon in WMS like in ArcGIS ESRI
I need to do a query to filter the result inside a polygon or geometry, like this:
http://help.arcgis.com/en/webapi/javascript/arcgis/jssamples/query_buffer.html
But, i need to do this in a opengeo ...
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setup Mapserver WMS from tile files
I'm totally new to Mapserver and I've been banging my head trying to figure out how to mount a WMS server that will seed images of a small geographical area to a OpenLayers HTML page.
I already ...
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Blank MapServer WMS image at low zoom levels in OpenLayers
I have an OpenLayers map using OSM as the baselayer with several layers coming from MapServer via WMS. The OL map is in EPSG:3857 and my mapfile (and shapefiles) are in EPSG:4326. In my mapfile I ...
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What should I start with WebGis Mapserver?
I'm not native English Speaker and I'm a graduated student who want to have a master degree in software engineering.
I have a thesis relative with "Build a WebGis for air pollution in Vietnam's ...
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How to show/hide labels with mapserver and openlayers
I'd like to have a check/uncheck option like this print checkbox to show/hide labels in my WMS layers served by mapserver 5.6.7 in openlayers 2.11. I have a toolbar where to put this using probably ...
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how to stretch GMT raster with gdal to work with google
How can I stretch a PNG raster coming from GMT (Generic Mapping Tools 4.5.6) in such a way that does align with google satellite or bing? such raster is in wgs84 and crosses two UTM zones (17 and 18 ...
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What is the main benefit and drawback of: GeoServer, MapServer, Mapnik? [duplicate]
For the purpose of creating a comparison table, please recommend a couple of feature fields that would apply to each FOSS GIS server. And, perhaps answer the question of which desktop GIS System, ...
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Limit legend only to the displayed area in mapserver + pmapper
I have a big map consist of many scattered layers. To make loading faster, I have merge several layers into one shapefile (*.shp). So in total there are only around 5 layers in the each MAP file. BTW ...
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Emergency information system using QGIS [closed]
I am doing a project on " Emergency information system using QGIS" so that i need to know about the optimum path determination between ambulance/ fire services & accident locations as well as ...
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openlayers multiple layers with different projection
My page contains two layers: 1. Open Street Map as a basic layer and WMS layer from mapserver as a overlay layer. My map show this two layers but in a wrong position. I spent a lot of time trying ...
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String comparison expression failing in Mapserver when including fieldname
Within classes I'm able to match strings using CLASSITEM, but not when including the field name in the expression, for example (inside a layer declaration):
CLASSITEM "myfieldname"
CLASS
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User Defined Dynamic Layer in pmapper + mapserver
I am a newbie and I need to develop a web gis app, that have a capability to show a thematic layer dynamically based on users option from combo box.
I am using mapserver and pmapper. I want to have a ...
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Command-line exporting QGIS layers to MapServer map file
I know about the QGIS plugin for exporting loaded layers as a MapServer map file, and I would like to know if there is a way to achieve this via terminal.
I cannot find useful info on the web..
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Why is mapserver layer not showing up in openlayers?
I'm currently setting up a Mapserver/OpenLayers application. My mapscript works fine when i run on mapserver, but my mapserver layer not showing up in openlayers.
this is my mapscript "tangsel.map"
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GMT raster (*.tiff + *.pgw) in epsg4326 shifts few kms (4326-900913-3857 problem?)
This seems to be an old problem with an already known solution (ie. "...stop using 900913 and start using 3857..."), but not sure whether this problem is about software versions, the raster itself or ...
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GIS Server - evaluation architecture
Building from my previous questions:
QGIS Server limitations?
I want to evaluate performance of both MapServer and GeoServer. Can both servers exist on the same machine (each serving out WMS) or ...
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Is there a way to control label density in mapserver?
I'm reading a US County Tiger Shapefile and everything is plotting correctly, but I want to slim down the number of labels shown at scales larger than the state level because it begins to overwhelm ...
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Unsupported WFS request in MapServer at Insert and Update
I'm created a WFS with MapServer (ms4w) and SQL Server DB. The wfs:GetFeature works fine. But I cann't get the wfs:insert/wfs:update to work, they return:
<?xml version="1.0" ...
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QGIS Server limitations?
QGIS Server seems to be fairly simple to setup and create services, however I'm wondering if there are any limitations with using it opposed to MapServer or GeoServer. My current server ...
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How to specify layer getWMSInfo when click feature on map (getWMSInfo with multiple layers)
i'm using getWMSFeatureInfo with multiple layers (point)!
When i click a point on map, how to specify point clicked belong to any layer??
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bing maps with mapserver + postgis [closed]
would like to display a layer bing maps with mapserver / postgis, but I can not, I think there are errors related to projection. see:
GeoExt - FOSSGIS Brasil
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php_mapscript.so not present after Mapserver 6.2.0 compilation
I use this to compile mapserver
cd /opt/
wget http://download.osgeo.org/mapserver/mapserver-6.2.0.tar.gz
tar xvf mapserver-6.2.0.tar.gz
cd mapserver-6.2.0
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WMS feed displays in ArcCatalog 9.3 but not in ArcMap 9.3
I am facing a very very weird behaviour. We used to work with a WMS feed in ArcGIS 9.3 and, since a few weeks, we are no longer able to display it.
The providers of the feed informed us that they ...
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OpenLayers and TInyOWS WFS won't load - 'InvalidParameterValue'
I've got a tinyows on localhost that works fine (both through browser GetFeature and QGIS). But my OpenLayers code fails. I've checked here:
Display a WFS layer with OpenLayers and here : How to add a ...
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map script can not be showed into php
Excuse me, my friend.I want to ask about map script.I want to show map into php.I have created map file.but I have problem in the map script.I have done efforts to repair, but it is still error.Can ...
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Missing multipolygon after ImpOSM import to PostGIS
I've been testing ImpOSM 2.5.0 with an extract of Washington State (in the U.S.) and am very impressed with the overall result. However, I noticed that fairly prominent lake was missing from the ...
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Get lon/lat of feature in postgis
I'm hava a problem
I have a point layer (shapefile) insert to postgis! I'm using MapServer and OpenLayer to display layer on map!
Now, i want get lon/lat all feature of layer!
Hope somebody can help ...
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How to pass parameter postgres sql to Map file - java
I am new to GIS. I want to pass a parameter map file dynamically. Or how map file fetches the data from the database. I can't find out the solution. This is my map script.
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Unable to zoom map tile
I try to host osm map locally on my server. I follow this tutorial Rendering OSM on ubuntu And manage to installed mapserver and mapcache.
The problem is, when I try to zoom the map it can only zoom ...
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OpenLayers does not render wms layer generated by MapServer
I need to add a wms layer to my OpenLayers map and it should be generated by MapServer installed locally.
OpenLayers HTML file
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" ...
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Problem with setCenter in openlayers
I'm working with MapServer/Postgis using OpenLayers to display map!
I'm trying setCenter map but it not working!
My code:
var bounds = new OpenLayers.Bounds(107.567139, 12.326586, 108.258591,
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How to create curved polygons using OpenLayers and MapServer? Any Alternatives?
I've created a website that uses OpenLayers, MapServer and a SQL2008R2 database. Part of the website allows users to draw polygons to overlay a map of the UK. Ideally, these polygons need to have ...
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Looking for “big names” that use open source WMS (like geoserver / ms4w / qgis server) for presentation
I'm looking for famous companies / "big names" (like army , goverments , city halls) that chose to use open source map servers and not paid solution like ESRI and such for presentation I'm doing (go ...
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How to run MapServer on an existing XAMPP installation?
How can I use MapServer on existing Apache installation? I don't want to install Apache server bundled with MapServer.
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How to use bbox in long/lat with google/bing/etc… using mapserver
The bbox of OpenLayers.Control.GetFeature works in utm when the baselayer is 900913 ie. google/bing/etc) and in long/lat when the baselayer is 4326 (ie. my postgis layers served by mapserver), no ...
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Mapcache-Failed to build mapcache (make error)
I try to setup mapserver and mapcache on my ubuntu server.
I've been following instruction from this tutorial.
Everything goes perfect on setting up mapserver, but when I try to setup mapcache, I ...
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Error running mapserver export in quantum gis
I have a project in Quantum GIS that I need to export to a .map file using de plugin mapserver export. I fill all the forms but I get this error when running the app. Any ideas of what is ...
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What are the requirements for building a Web Mapping and analysis Site?
I want to make a site like bhuvan in which it can provide different layers of information and also tools for performing GIS analysis
I know three main requirements :
client side scripting ...
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Add TileCache Schema Layer to Leaflet Map
I am trying to get Leaflet to display a TileCache Schema tileset. One example:
http://example.com/tiles/Admin/06/000/000/357/000/000/158.png
As far as I can tell, Leaflet only supports TMS style ...
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AutoDesk Infrastructure Studio cannot access Map Server (Windows + IIS)
After restarting the entire server I continue to get this error when accessing any mapagent service (e.g. http://myserver/mapserver2013/mapagent/mapagent.fcgi?SERVICE=WFS&request=getcapabilities). ...
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PostgreSQL query selection in MapServer is not working?
When I make a selection in the query in Mapserver I got a blank page.
The query I use is:
DATA "geom from (select * from bagmutlijst_201210.vo_gepland_gemeente where gemcode = '0141') as selection ...
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Is it possble to set a PostgreSQL schema and table name as a variable in Mapserver?
In Mapserver it is possible to set a variable when connecting to postGIS. This way I have created an fill-in form where you can enter a postcode and then you get a result.
How can do this with ...
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How to serve a geotiff file using WMS?
I want to display a GeoTIFF file which is a air pollution map by use of WMS. This GeoTIFF file is an output of WPS. The following is my .map file and the URL request and the output. I use MapServer ...
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MapServer / OpenLayers: Is there a limit of 16 zoom levels?
I set up a MapServer (WMS) with a raster basemap like this (Mapfile):
MAP
PROJECTION
"init=epsg:900913"
END
WEB
METADATA
"wms_title" "mymap"
"wms_srs" "epsg:900913"
END
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Mapserver+openlayers: displaying a shapefile with Cylindrical Equal Area (Lambert) projection
I have some shapefiles in "World Cylindrical Equal Area (Lambert) projection".
The .prj reads:
PROJCS["World_Cylindrical_Equal_Area",GEOGCS["GCS_WGS_1984",DATUM["D_WGS_1984",SPHEROID["WGS_
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GetFeatureInfo doesn't work!
I'm new at openlayers and I am having some trouble when trying to display the feature info.
I have the map working, with the layers I want to add in, but it seems that when I try to ask for the info ...
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How to label counties in Mapserver?
I'm fairly new to Mapserver and I was able to get US County boundaries to plot. Is there a way to get the County Name to plot in the center of the county? I've searched around and couldn't find any ...
