Re: [mapserver-users] Is there a way to convert a QGIS layout into a ".map" file?
+1 On Thursday, March 19, 2015, Lime, Steve D (MNIT) wrote: > I've wondered if we could/should pull the plug-in into the MapServer > project itself. > > -Original Message- > From: mapserver-users-boun...@lists.osgeo.org [mailto: > mapserver-users-boun...@lists.osgeo.org ] On Behalf Of > Rahkonen Jukka (MML) > Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2015 3:16 AM > To: Michael Kleih; mapserver-users@lists.osgeo.org > Subject: Re: [mapserver-users] Is there a way to convert a QGIS layout > into a ".map" file? > > Hi, > > There is this plugin > http://plugins.qgis.org/plugins/rt_mapserver_exporter/ > and old documentation > http://docs.qgis.org/1.8/en/docs/user_manual/plugins/plugins_mapserver_export.html > > Unfortunately the plugin makes mapfiles which were usable as-is with > Mapserver 5.x but not since that. It also creates mapfiles which I do not > like a lot because it is lazy with PROJECTION blocks etc. but that is at > least partly matter of taste. But if you know how to write valid mapfiles > for Mapserver v. 6.x and above then that plugin does make usable templates > which can save time. It would be nice to get that plugin up-to-date. > > Other alternatives which do not help with QGIS styles but are worth having > a look: http://scribeui.org/ and http://gisinternals.com/mapmanager.html > > -Jukka Rahkonen- > > > > Michael Kleih wrote: > > > Hello all, > > I am using Mapserver since nearly 20 years and like it a lot. > > QGIS is getting better and better and it would be nice to layout a map > in QGIS and then convert it to a ".map"-file to be used with Mapserver. > > Does anybody know if this is possible? > > > Thanks to all, > > Michael > ___ > mapserver-users mailing list > mapserver-users@lists.osgeo.org > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapserver-users > ___ > mapserver-users mailing list > mapserver-users@lists.osgeo.org > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapserver-users > ___ > mapserver-users mailing list > mapserver-users@lists.osgeo.org > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapserver-users > -- Sent from my iPhone. ___ mapserver-users mailing list mapserver-users@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapserver-users
Re: [mapserver-users] Is there a way to convert a QGIS layout into a ".map" file?
I wonder the same, especially seeing that plugin code living on GitHub. Think of how QGIS has become the frontend for GRASS, it could(should!) be the frontend for MapServer. There is definitely huge momentum in the QGIS community (I've even been asked to attend their first QGIS conference, and followup dev meeting, in May). I can imagine/dream of a joint MapServer/QGIS code sprint, totally funded (as a few of the OpenLayers3 sprints were) happening someday. Would be amazing. -jeff On 2015-03-18 2:50 PM, Lime, Steve D (MNIT) wrote: I've wondered if we could/should pull the plug-in into the MapServer project itself. -Original Message- From: mapserver-users-boun...@lists.osgeo.org [mailto:mapserver-users-boun...@lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Rahkonen Jukka (MML) Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2015 3:16 AM To: Michael Kleih; mapserver-users@lists.osgeo.org Subject: Re: [mapserver-users] Is there a way to convert a QGIS layout into a ".map" file? Hi, There is this plugin http://plugins.qgis.org/plugins/rt_mapserver_exporter/ and old documentation http://docs.qgis.org/1.8/en/docs/user_manual/plugins/plugins_mapserver_export.html Unfortunately the plugin makes mapfiles which were usable as-is with Mapserver 5.x but not since that. It also creates mapfiles which I do not like a lot because it is lazy with PROJECTION blocks etc. but that is at least partly matter of taste. But if you know how to write valid mapfiles for Mapserver v. 6.x and above then that plugin does make usable templates which can save time. It would be nice to get that plugin up-to-date. Other alternatives which do not help with QGIS styles but are worth having a look: http://scribeui.org/ and http://gisinternals.com/mapmanager.html -Jukka Rahkonen- Michael Kleih wrote: Hello all, I am using Mapserver since nearly 20 years and like it a lot. QGIS is getting better and better and it would be nice to layout a map in QGIS and then convert it to a ".map"-file to be used with Mapserver. Does anybody know if this is possible? Thanks to all, Michael ___ mapserver-users mailing list mapserver-users@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapserver-users ___ mapserver-users mailing list mapserver-users@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapserver-users ___ mapserver-users mailing list mapserver-users@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapserver-users -- Jeff McKenna MapServer Consulting and Training Services http://www.gatewaygeomatics.com/ ___ mapserver-users mailing list mapserver-users@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapserver-users
Re: [mapserver-users] Is there a way to convert a QGIS layout into a ".map" file?
I've wondered if we could/should pull the plug-in into the MapServer project itself. -Original Message- From: mapserver-users-boun...@lists.osgeo.org [mailto:mapserver-users-boun...@lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Rahkonen Jukka (MML) Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2015 3:16 AM To: Michael Kleih; mapserver-users@lists.osgeo.org Subject: Re: [mapserver-users] Is there a way to convert a QGIS layout into a ".map" file? Hi, There is this plugin http://plugins.qgis.org/plugins/rt_mapserver_exporter/ and old documentation http://docs.qgis.org/1.8/en/docs/user_manual/plugins/plugins_mapserver_export.html Unfortunately the plugin makes mapfiles which were usable as-is with Mapserver 5.x but not since that. It also creates mapfiles which I do not like a lot because it is lazy with PROJECTION blocks etc. but that is at least partly matter of taste. But if you know how to write valid mapfiles for Mapserver v. 6.x and above then that plugin does make usable templates which can save time. It would be nice to get that plugin up-to-date. Other alternatives which do not help with QGIS styles but are worth having a look: http://scribeui.org/ and http://gisinternals.com/mapmanager.html -Jukka Rahkonen- Michael Kleih wrote: > Hello all, > I am using Mapserver since nearly 20 years and like it a lot. > QGIS is getting better and better and it would be nice to layout a map in > QGIS and then convert it to a ".map"-file to be used with Mapserver. > Does anybody know if this is possible? > Thanks to all, > Michael ___ mapserver-users mailing list mapserver-users@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapserver-users ___ mapserver-users mailing list mapserver-users@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapserver-users ___ mapserver-users mailing list mapserver-users@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapserver-users
Re: [mapserver-users] Best integration with dynamic map information
Thank you so much, Mark! That's a very convenient/effiecient architecture for us since our engine is already in AWS. Thanks again for your help! Best regards, Ahmed On Tue, Mar 17, 2015 at 11:07 PM, Mark Korver wrote: > In order to serve a lot of requests you generally need to cache. That > would be true of any query against a db, or against a shapefile. The point > is, you don't want to go to db or to disk. > In order make this happen for maps the usual pattern is to serve tiles. If > your data gets updated every 5 minutes, and in your case it is the whole > thing, not just some part. Then you need to make sure no map tile lives > longer than 5 minutes, actually less than 5 minutes. > One simple way to solve for this is to use a Content Delivery Network. > something like this: > > http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonCloudFront/latest/DeveloperGuide/Expiration.html > You would point the CDN at your TMS or WMTS server. which would never have > to make the same tile more than once every few minutes. > Another related point would be to put the tile server behind a load > balancer, then point the CDN at the load balancer. > on Amazon that would be an ELB. > -Mark > > On Tue, Mar 17, 2015 at 1:41 PM, Lime, Steve D (MNIT) < > steve.l...@state.mn.us> wrote: > >> MapCache would be a **much** better option than using MapServer in tile >> mode. You still need something to render tiles (e.g. MapServer) but >> MapCache manages the tiles and is the interface between your client >> application and the tiled data. The brute force method would be replace the >> data and then blow away the cache and let MapCache (and MapServer) rebuild >> as users request tiles. The first request will result in MapCache making a >> call to MapServer to generate the tile/metatile, but subsequent requests >> for tiles will use the cached tiles. >> >> >> >> Others on the list may well have more experience and better ideas. >> >> >> >> Steve >> >> >> >> *From:* Ahmed Aboulenein [mailto:aboulenein.ah...@gmail.com] >> *Sent:* Tuesday, March 17, 2015 2:54 PM >> *To:* Lime, Steve D (MNIT) >> *Cc:* mapserver-users@lists.osgeo.org >> *Subject:* Re: [mapserver-users] Best integration with dynamic map >> information >> >> >> >> Hi Steve, >> >> Thank you so much for the informative reply, much appreciated! >> >> It's actually a new dataset copy every 5 minutes, it seems like replacing >> a shape file would be most efficient. >> >> We are not using MapCache, do you think it would be a good option for our >> use case with this frequent updates? >> >> Thanks again, Steve! >> >> Best regards, >> >> Ahmed >> >> >> >> On Tue, Mar 17, 2015 at 8:03 PM, Lime, Steve D (MNIT) < >> steve.l...@state.mn.us> wrote: >> >> I’ll let others weigh in on throughput. Seems like that should be a >> matter of resources and how much hardware you can throw at the problem. Are >> you using MapCache to serve tiles? MapServer itself is good for rendering >> tiles or more likely, metatiles. >> >> >> >> On thread safety MapServer itself isn’t doing any file locking. >> Presumably the OS or database is handling contention issues. I’d think the >> right way to go for data storage depends on your update process itself. If >> you want to incrementally tweak lines as new information becomes available >> then a database backend seems more reasonable – I’d think you could detect >> change easier and perhaps only retile very specific areas as a result. If >> instead you’re getting a new copy of your entire dataset every 5 minutes >> then perhaps a shapefile would work best – just replace the file and >> trigger retiling. >> >> >> >> Steve >> >> >> >> *From:* mapserver-users-boun...@lists.osgeo.org [mailto: >> mapserver-users-boun...@lists.osgeo.org] *On Behalf Of *Ahmed Aboulenein >> *Sent:* Tuesday, March 17, 2015 9:19 AM >> *To:* mapserver-users@lists.osgeo.org >> *Subject:* [mapserver-users] Best integration with dynamic map >> information >> >> >> >> Hi ALL, >> >> We serve traffic lines that gets updated every 5 minutes from our feeds. >> We would like to use Map Server to generate transparent tiles showing >> colored polylines of the traffic. >> >> I am newbie to Map Server, I got the server and workshop running and also >> I think I have some good understanding of the map file and layers concept. >> I have a question about integrating our traffic information as a data >> source to the MapServer. >> >> Important aspects for us: >> >> 1. Performance: since we are updating large areas every 5 minutes. We >> will need throughput like 10K images per second. Does this sound okay? >> >> 2. Threads safety: my concern what happens if while updating the source, >> the MapServer is actually rendering an image from old data. Any locks? >> >> I understand our options are: >> >> 1. Data files: such as shape files or KML files. >> >> 2. Database: PostGIS for example. >> >> 3. Service that pulls data: WMS server - I didn't dig much here. >> >> Thanks in advance for your help, some pointers or infor
Re: [mapserver-users] Is there a way to convert a QGIS layout into a ".map" file?
Am 18.03.2015 um 13:20 schrieb Jeff McKenna:
> Hi Michael,
>
> I am with you on how important QGIS is for our workflow.
>
> I am aware of a MapServer plugin that is designed for QGIS 2.x, however
> I use the standalone QGIS always, so I have yet to be able to test it
> (it is however available with OSGeo4W apparently). Give it a try:
> https://plugins.qgis.org/plugins/rt_mapserver_exporter/
it works for file-datasources and there is a wrong definition for
postgis-connections ('USING UNIQUE epsg' instead of 'USING SRID epsg').
But you should have to look at the mapfile in any case.
For finding and using the extension in qgis you have enable the
experimantal plugins.
Jörg
>
> The code for it lives on GitHub
> (https://github.com/faunalia/rt_mapserver_exporter), so maybe some
> passionate MapServer devs can contribute.
>
> -jeff
>
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Re: [mapserver-users] How use a spatialite as tileindex for raster
Hi, I use a batch file which creates own shapefile tileindex for each orthophoto directory because I need separate shapefiles for another purpose, snippet here: gdaltindex -t_srs epsg:3067 -write_absolute_path -src_srs_name src_srs %1.shp /%1/*.TIF and another batch file that combines them into Spatialite to be used with Mapserver: ogr2ogr -f "SQLite" -dsco spatialite=yes -dsco init_with_epsg=yes -a_srs epsg:3067 ortho.sqlite dir_0.shp -nln orthos ogr2ogr -update -append -a_srs epsg:3067 ortho.sqlite dir_1.shp -nln orthos ogr2ogr -update -append -a_srs epsg:3067 ortho.sqlite dir_2.shp -nln orthos ... Spatialite suits me perfectly because I can add some metadata into it and then make layers by attributes like acquisition year: LAYER NAME "orthos_2011" CONNECTIONTYPE OGR CONNECTION "/ortho.sqlite" DATA "select * from orthos where year=2011" ... -Jukka Rahkonen- Schylberg Lars wrote: > Hi > Looking at your old example I became curious. Did You use gdaltindex to > create the indexfile in spatialite or did You do in some other way? The -f option in gdaltindex seems like a rather recent addition that I haven't tried. /Lars -Original Message- From: mapserver-users-boun...@lists.osgeo.org [mailto:mapserver-users-boun...@lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Rahkonen Jukka (MML) Sent: den 16 mars 2015 17:25 To: Andrea Peri; mapserver-users@lists.osgeo.org Subject: Re: [mapserver-users] How use a spatialite as tileindex for raster Hi Andrea, I share your feelings, it is odd. Therefore I wrote this mail and now when I am lost I can search for "spatialite ogr tileindex rahkonen" http://osgeo-org.1560.x6.nabble.com/How-to-use-Spatialite-as-a-TILEINDEX-td4228164.html -Jukka Rahkonen- Andrea Peri wrote: > Hi, reading the mapserver docs, I understand that is possible to use every OGR datasource to access a raster catalog using tileindex. > So I try to use a spatialite as tileindex. > I try this setting but without success. NAME "rt_ofc2k.ofc2k" STATUS OFF EXTENT 555870.99 4677465.00 752890.00 4924883.05 TYPE raster CONNECTIONTYPE OGR CONNECTION "/pth-to-spatialite/db.sqlite" TILEINDEX 'table' TILEITEM 'location' The error reported from log is: [Mon Mar 16 16:49:58 2015].129679 msShapefileOpen(): Unable to access file. (/home//table) Perhaps is not true that an OGR spatialite can be used as tileindex source ? Thx, -- - Andrea Peri . . . . . . . . . qwerty àèìòù - ___ mapserver-users mailing list mapserver-users@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapserver-users ___ mapserver-users mailing list mapserver-users@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapserver-users ___ mapserver-users mailing list mapserver-users@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapserver-users ___ mapserver-users mailing list mapserver-users@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapserver-users
Re: [mapserver-users] Is there a way to convert a QGIS layout into a ".map" file?
Hi Michael, I am with you on how important QGIS is for our workflow. I am aware of a MapServer plugin that is designed for QGIS 2.x, however I use the standalone QGIS always, so I have yet to be able to test it (it is however available with OSGeo4W apparently). Give it a try: https://plugins.qgis.org/plugins/rt_mapserver_exporter/ The code for it lives on GitHub (https://github.com/faunalia/rt_mapserver_exporter), so maybe some passionate MapServer devs can contribute. -jeff -- Jeff McKenna MapServer Consulting and Training Services http://www.gatewaygeomatics.com/ On 2015-03-18 4:47 AM, Michael Kleih wrote: Hello all, I am using Mapserver since nearly 20 years and like it a lot. QGIS is getting better and better and it would be nice to layout a map in QGIS and then convert it to a ".map"-file to be used with Mapserver. Does anybody know if this is possible? Thanks to all, Michael ___ mapserver-users mailing list mapserver-users@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapserver-users
Re: [mapserver-users] How use a spatialite as tileindex for raster
Hi Looking at your old example I became curious. Did You use gdaltindex to create the indexfile in spatialite or did You do in some other way? The -f option in gdaltindex seems like a rather recent addition that I haven't tried. /Lars -Original Message- From: mapserver-users-boun...@lists.osgeo.org [mailto:mapserver-users-boun...@lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Rahkonen Jukka (MML) Sent: den 16 mars 2015 17:25 To: Andrea Peri; mapserver-users@lists.osgeo.org Subject: Re: [mapserver-users] How use a spatialite as tileindex for raster Hi Andrea, I share your feelings, it is odd. Therefore I wrote this mail and now when I am lost I can search for "spatialite ogr tileindex rahkonen" http://osgeo-org.1560.x6.nabble.com/How-to-use-Spatialite-as-a-TILEINDEX-td4228164.html -Jukka Rahkonen- Andrea Peri wrote: > Hi, reading the mapserver docs, I understand that is possible to use every OGR datasource to access a raster catalog using tileindex. > So I try to use a spatialite as tileindex. > I try this setting but without success. NAME "rt_ofc2k.ofc2k" STATUS OFF EXTENT 555870.99 4677465.00 752890.00 4924883.05 TYPE raster CONNECTIONTYPE OGR CONNECTION "/pth-to-spatialite/db.sqlite" TILEINDEX 'table' TILEITEM 'location' The error reported from log is: [Mon Mar 16 16:49:58 2015].129679 msShapefileOpen(): Unable to access file. (/home//table) Perhaps is not true that an OGR spatialite can be used as tileindex source ? Thx, -- - Andrea Peri . . . . . . . . . qwerty àèìòù - ___ mapserver-users mailing list mapserver-users@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapserver-users ___ mapserver-users mailing list mapserver-users@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapserver-users ___ mapserver-users mailing list mapserver-users@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapserver-users
Re: [mapserver-users] polygon fill
Hi,
Without looking at the your details I remember one blog entry that might help.
http://linfiniti.com/2011/09/making-the-most-of-umn-mapserver-runtime-variable-substitution/
another relevant link seems to be
http://trac.osgeo.org/openlayers/wiki/Highlighting
/Lars
From: mapserver-users-boun...@lists.osgeo.org
[mailto:mapserver-users-boun...@lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of rishi
Sent: den 16 mars 2015 10:54
To: mapserver-users@lists.osgeo.org
Subject: [mapserver-users] polygon fill
hi all
iam trying to highlight the villages based on query
but only one polygon is highlighting
the query is based on the area of the villages, when user enters area
<=** ,it is displaying 13 villages in the grid and also same time it
has to highlight the villages on the map
my code is
aspx page
protected void btnselect_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
string query = "";
query = String.Format(" select gid,box(geom),villname,geom,area(geom)
from villages where area(geom) " + ddlsymb.SelectedValue + " " + txtarea.Text
+ " ");
dt = MyClass.getData(query);
if (dt == null || dt.Rows.Count == 0)
{
Response.Write("No record found, Try Zoom in and click close to
feature.");
}
else
{
dr = dt.Rows[0];
//String selectedGID = dr["gid"].ToString();
//gid = selectedGID;
var layername = "villages";
for(int i=0;iwindow.parent.highlightnav('{0}','{1}');",
gid, layername));
//Locate(query);
}
if (dt.Columns.Contains("gid"))
{
dt.Columns.Remove("gid");
}
if (dt.Columns.Contains("geom"))
{
dt.Columns.Remove("geom");
}
GridView1.DataSource = dt;
GridView1.DataBind();
}
}
js page
function highlightnav(gid,layername)
{
bPoint.params.gid = gid;
bPoint.params.tbl = layername;
//bPoint.params.getElementById = geom;
bPoint.redraw();
}
mapfile bpoint.map
MAP
EXTENT 8240841.450745 2400319.900386 9218007.463612 3107183.406947
TRANSPARENT on
IMAGETYPE png
SIZE 450 500
SYMBOLSET "symbols.txt"
web
metadata
wms_srs "EPSG:4326 EPSG:900913"
end
end
LAYER
CONNECTIONTYPE postgis
CONNECTION "user=postgres password=** dbname=mpdb port=5432"
DATA "geom FROM (select geom,gid from %tbl% where gid=%gid%)as foo
using srid=900913 using unique gid"
STATUS Default
TYPE point
PROJECTION
"init=epsg:900913"
END
class
style
symbol 'line20'
color 255 0 0
size 10
end
end
END
END
i created for loop, to highlight all the polygons, but it is highlighting only
one polygon.
plz tell me the code
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Re: [mapserver-users] Is there a way to convert a QGIS layout into a ".map" file?
Hi, There is this plugin http://plugins.qgis.org/plugins/rt_mapserver_exporter/ and old documentation http://docs.qgis.org/1.8/en/docs/user_manual/plugins/plugins_mapserver_export.html Unfortunately the plugin makes mapfiles which were usable as-is with Mapserver 5.x but not since that. It also creates mapfiles which I do not like a lot because it is lazy with PROJECTION blocks etc. but that is at least partly matter of taste. But if you know how to write valid mapfiles for Mapserver v. 6.x and above then that plugin does make usable templates which can save time. It would be nice to get that plugin up-to-date. Other alternatives which do not help with QGIS styles but are worth having a look: http://scribeui.org/ and http://gisinternals.com/mapmanager.html -Jukka Rahkonen- Michael Kleih wrote: > Hello all, > I am using Mapserver since nearly 20 years and like it a lot. > QGIS is getting better and better and it would be nice to layout a map in > QGIS and then convert it to a ".map"-file to be used with Mapserver. > Does anybody know if this is possible? > Thanks to all, > Michael ___ mapserver-users mailing list mapserver-users@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapserver-users ___ mapserver-users mailing list mapserver-users@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapserver-users
[mapserver-users] Is there a way to convert a QGIS layout into a ".map" file?
Hello all, I am using Mapserver since nearly 20 years and like it a lot. QGIS is getting better and better and it would be nice to layout a map in QGIS and then convert it to a ".map"-file to be used with Mapserver. Does anybody know if this is possible? Thanks to all, Michael ___ mapserver-users mailing list mapserver-users@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapserver-users
