[Live-demo] Review of QGIS mapserver Overview docs

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 04:45:09 -0700

Pirmin,
Nice to see QGIS mapserver introduced to this release of OSGeo Live.
Below are my review comments in italics. I've copied these comments into the source .rst file.

I notice you don't have a screen shot yet. Can you please get one. It makes the documentation look really professional.

QGIS mapserver

Web Service

QGIS mapserver provides a web map service (WMS) based on the Quantum GIS (QGIS) libraries. One of the major advantages therefore is the close integration with the desktop application QGIS. Because QGIS mapserver uses the same code for data access and rendering, the web maps look exactly as in the desktop application. Furthermore, all the advanced features of QGIS (e.g. intelligent labelling, the new symbology engine, creating layer groups) are supported. The export of a desktop project to the web is straightforward. Just copy (or symlink) the QGIS project file (.qgs) into the server directory.
Cameron: I've reworded above to use less words, but convey the same meaning. (In marketing, less words get read by more people)

Although QGIS mapserver is not as widely used as other open source mapservers, the user base is growing. There is already a number of users, especially in the university and public administration domains.
Cameron: I suggest removing the above line, as it leaves the user feeling like the project is not used by many people and hence is not worth checking out.

Core Features

  • Web Map Service (WMS) implementation
  • Good integration with desktop GIS (QGIS)
  • Easy to use
  • Supports Styled Layer Descriptor (SLD)
  • Advanced cartographic symbolisation
  • Provides SOAP bindings

Implemented Standards

  • OGC standards compliant (WMS + SLD)
  • Cameron: Can you please update to include which versions of WMS and SLD are supported

Details

Website: http://karlinapp.ethz.ch/qgis_wms/

Licence: GPL

Supported Platforms: Windows, Linux

Commercial Support: http://www.sourcepole.com/


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