Re: [UMN_MAPSERVER-USERS] Raster Analysis and MapServer

[Lowell.Filak]

Blammo writes: 

A thought, what about exposing the tool as a Web Service, similar call to 
MapServer, only via a WebService.  This would help out with the 
Thread/Safe issue too as Apache keeps this things generally under control. 
 Large processes that take some time, might be a problem for Timeouts.  
It's just a thought. 

I actually thought about this last year when we were first starting out 
with our Services architecture at the City. 

 

bobb 

Lowell.Filak wrote: 

Martin, Aaron, & others.  

This is good news.
I have been trying to get processes like this documented to the wiki 
(before the spamming) and to the new site by replying to emails such as 
these.
I finally gave up in favor of hiring a contractor to develop a 
(hopefully) uniform scripting language interface between MapScript & 
GRASS. As a result please expect to be contacted by the aforementioned 
contractor during the upcoming feasibility study. 

Bob, 

Good points. As far as timeouts go, any lengthy process could cause timeout 
issues no matter if it's a web service or connected on the back-end. The 
timeout would just cascade to the front-end anyways.
I believe the grass-server project (which I can't locate now) intended to 
supply a web service of sorts but was very limited (raster & read-only).? I 
think it was based on grasslib... But then that's what the feasibility study 
is for. 

Lowell