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-----Original Message-----
From: Mr. Puneet Kishor [mailto:punk.k...@gmail.com]
Sent: Friday, September 09, 2011 10:00 AM
To: Fawcett, David (MPCA)
Cc: mapserver-users@lists.osgeo.org
Subject: Re: [mapserver-users] MapScript WMS request
David,
On Sep 9, 2011, at 9:47 AM, Fawcett, David (MPCA) wrote:
> Puneet,
>
> Using MapServer CGI and layer.MapServer would not set you up well for other
> client libraries, so I see your point. It can be viable though.
>
> In this app (just an imagemap, not OL), there are no attribute values
> associated with the spatial data. The classes are generated on-the-fly and
> the county id's for each class are passed in as URL vars. Same thing for the
> legend. This allows flexibility for compounds who's emissions may vary from
> tens of pounds to millions of pounds.
>
> This approach may not work for your case, but it is another way to slice it...
Possibly. See, it is crucially important for me to be able to generate classes
on the fly, and with a lot of flexibility. Not just that, the criteria for
generating the classes can change. So, what I am doing actually is setting up a
separate application that does nothing but respond with class information. The
mapping application (and, any other application, for that matter), would query
this class generating application and make the classes as per the latest
information. Hence, my need for MapScripting. Well, there are other reasons as
well, but this is an important one.
>
> http://www.pca.state.mn.us/index.php/topics/environmental-data/eda-environmental-data-access/eda-air-quality-searches/eda-air-quality-search-emissions-by-county-data.html
By the way, the app above is not working. I get broken images, and the
following errors in the web inspector (that might help you troubleshoot)
----
GET http://www.pca.state.mn.us/oea/css/master.css 404 (Not Found)
emissions.cfm:28 ReferenceError: Can't find variable: urchinTracker
GET http://maps.pca.state.mn.us/cgi-bin/mapserv? ..snipped.. A server with the
specified hostname could not be found.
GET http://maps.pca.state.mn.us/cgi-bin/mapserv? ..snipped.. A server with the
specified hostname could not be found.
GET
http://cf.pca.state.mn.us/data/edaAir/artwork/edaP2results_edaAmbientResultsPollutantsJuly_04.gif
404 (Not Found)
master-print.cssGET http://www.pca.state.mn.us/oea/css/master-print.css 404
(Not Found)
----
>
> David.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mapserver-users-boun...@lists.osgeo.org
> [mailto:mapserver-users-boun...@lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Mr. Puneet
> Kishor
> Sent: Friday, September 09, 2011 9:35 AM
> To: mapserver-users@lists.osgeo.org
> Subject: Re: [mapserver-users] MapScript WMS request
>
>
> On Sep 9, 2011, at 8:39 AM, Fawcett, David (MPCA) wrote:
>
>> Puneet,
>>
>> As far as I know, OpenLayers still has support for a layer based on
>> MapServer CGI. Because MapServer can also serve up WMS well, this layer
>> type isn't necessarily recommended or as well supported.
>>
>> http://dev.openlayers.org/docs/files/OpenLayers/Layer/MapServer-js.html
>
>
>
> Indeed David. Because, going by the docs, the MapServer CGI calls are
> discouraged (or so it seems), I'd rather not invest in that path. This is a
> long term project that I am working on, so the foundations have to be very
> robust. Besides, I may or may not use OL. While I like OL a lot, I am also
> looking at other frameworks (Gmaps, Leaflet, Polymaps), and it would be wise
> to decouple the backend from the front-end as much as possible.
>
> I have no issues with using WMS, but I just am unable to get MapServer WMS to
> work via MapScript. And, yes, I do have to use MapScript if I can help it --
> my layer classification is generated on demand, and MapScript is the easiest
> way I can think of for doing that.
>
> I did find yesterday that `mode=tile` works really well, but I am trying to
> make that work with MapScript. A separate email thread for that question.
>
>
>
>
>>
>> David.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: mapserver-users-boun...@lists.osgeo.org
>> [mailto:mapserver-users-boun...@lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Mr. Puneet
>> Kishor
>> Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2011 9:32 PM
>> To: Daniel Morissette
>> Cc: mapserver-users@lists.osgeo.org
>> Subject: Re: [mapserver-users] MapScript WMS request
>>
>>
>> On Sep 8, 2011, at 8:28 PM, Daniel Morissette wrote:
>>
>>> On 11-09-08 09:02 PM, Mr. Puneet Kishor wrote:
>>>>
>>>> On Sep 8, 2011, at 7:43 PM, Daniel Morissette wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Maybe call $map->save("/tmp/my.map") in your script after the map and
>>>>> layer have been populated and paste the result... that may give us a
>>>>> hint...
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> wow! this is a super-awesome debugging technique. I have sent you the map
>>>> file off list to not pollute the entire list serve.
>>>>
>>>
>>> I was able to reproduce the issue with the copy of the mapfile you sent
>>> off-list.
>>>
>>> It turns out that mappostgis.c's msPostGISLayerGetExtent() is hardcoded to
>>> always return
>>>
>>> {minx = -25000000, miny = -25000000, maxx = 25000000, maxy = 25000000}
>>>
>>> ...and then it returns MS_SUCCESS.
>>>
>>> I think this function should either be left unimplemented (this way
>>> MapServer would fallback on other mechanisms), or return MS_FAILURE to
>>> indicate to the calling code that it didn't do anything useful.
>>>
>>> A quick search indicates an open ticket about the issue:
>>>
>>> http://trac.osgeo.org/mapserver/ticket/3585
>>>
>>> You could bump the ticket and hope someone works on it at the FOSS4G code
>>> sprint next week.
>>>
>>> The short term fix for you would be to set the "ows_extent" metadata in
>>> your layer:
>>>
>>> METADATA
>>> "ows_extent" "-180 -90 180 90"
>>> ...
>>> END
>>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks Daniel. I will bump the ticket. For now, see below --
>>
>> Using the "my.map" file I sent you, with no further modifications to it, I
>> am able to successfully get an image back via
>> [http://localhost.local/cgi-bin/gmna?SERVICE=WMS&VERSION=1.1.1&REQUEST=GetMap&BBOX=-180,-90,180,90&SRS=EPSG:4326&WIDTH=1200&HEIGHT=600&LAYERS=gmna&STYLES=&FORMAT=image/png&TRANSPARENT=true]
>>
>> Note, no further modifications is required, that is, not even the
>> "ows_extent" "-180 -90 180 90" bit in the layer METADATA. and I still get a
>> good image.
>>
>>
>> However, if I use the following program to access the same map file, I get
>> the spurious "minx = -25000000, miny = -25000000, maxx = 25000000, maxy =
>> 25000000" in the GetCapabilities.
>>
>> Finally, if I add the "ows_extent" "-180 -90 180 90" line in the layer
>> METADATA in the "my.map" file, the GetCapabilities returns the correct
>> bounds now, however, the image is still blank.
>>
>> #!/opt/local/bin/perl
>>
>> use strict;
>> use mapscript;
>>
>> my $wms = new mapscript::OWSRequest();
>> $wms->setParameter("SERVICE", "WMS" );
>> $wms->setParameter("VERSION", "1.1.1" );
>> $wms->setParameter("REQUEST", "GetMap" );
>> $wms->setParameter("BBOX", "-180,-90,180,90" );
>> $wms->setParameter("LAYERS", "gmna");
>> $wms->setParameter("SRS", "EPSG:4326");
>> $wms->setParameter("WIDTH", "1200");
>> $wms->setParameter("HEIGHT", "600");
>> $wms->setParameter("FORMAT", "image/png");
>> $wms->setParameter("TRANSPARENT", "true");
>>
>> my $map = new
>> mapscript::mapObj("/Users/punkish/Sites/test/mapscript/my.map");
>>
>> if(!$map) {
>> warn "New mapObj() error: $mapscript::ms_error->{message}\n";
>> }
>>
>> my $io = mapscript::msIO_installStdoutToBuffer();
>> my $dispatch_out = $map->OWSDispatch( $wms );
>> printf "%s\n", mapscript::msIO_getStdoutBufferString();
>>
>> I have now spent an enormous amount of time on this, and for now, I have to
>> move on. This is just not working out. Maybe I will try some other
>> technique, perhaps this mode=tile to see if I can get MapServer powered maps
>> in my apps.
>>
>> Thanks much for your help. If you (or anyone else) can come up with a bright
>> idea, I will be happy to try it.
>>
>> Puneet.
>>
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