Does a JPEG2000 created by ER Mapper/ECW also require licensing like an ECW format file when used by MapServer?
Thanks, John On Mon, Oct 20, 2008 at 12:15 PM, Gregor Mosheh <[email protected]> wrote: > 1. Can we use our compressed ECW images as input for MapServer WMS? >> 2. Can we use ECW as an output format for MapServer WCS? >> > > The license agreement says that the ECW SDK cannot be used "on a server" > then goes on to define that as a computer connected to the Internet which > provides images. I'd say that clearly rules out MapServer consuming ECW. > Very unfortunate, but in my opinion very clear. > > In my tests, I have found that JPEG2000 and ECW are really too slow for > production use anyway. Maybe that's some "sour grapes" consolation? :) > > -- > Gregor Mosheh / Greg Allensworth BS, A+, Network+, Security+, Server+ > System Administrator, Lead Programmer > HostGIS development & hosting services, http://www.HostGIS.com/ > > "Remember that no one cares if you can back up, > only if you can restore." - AMANDA > > _______________________________________________ > mapserver-users mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapserver-users > -- John J. Mitchell
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