[mapserver-users] FW: Need direction for enhancing Mapserver

[Dave Vieglais]

My appologies.  The correct URL is:

http://alexandria.sdc.ucsb.edu/~gjanee/gazetteer/specification.html

sorry for the typos.


>-----Original Message-----
>From: Chan B. Huynh [mailto:chuynh at ideorlando.org] 
>Sent: Monday, August 13, 2001 12:10 PM
>To: Dave Vieglais; mapserver-users at lists.gis.umn.edu
>Subject: RE: [mapserver-users] FW: Need direction for 
>enhancing Mapserver
>
>
>somehow i cannot get the specified page.
>I tried http://alexandria.sdc.ucsb.edu
>the page said has moved to http://www.alexandria.sdc.ucsb.edu
>
>did try
>http://www.alexandria.sdc.ucsb.edu/~gjanee/gazettr/specification.html
>no luck!
>
>-chan
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-mapserver-users at lists.gis.umn.edu
>[mailto:owner-mapserver-users at lists.gis.umn.edu]On Behalf Of Dave
>Vieglais
>Sent: Friday, August 10, 2001 10:37 AM
>To: mapserver-users at lists.gis.umn.edu
>Subject: RE: [mapserver-users] FW: Need direction for enhancing
>Mapserver
>
>
>Take a look at
>
>http://alexandria.sdc.ucsb.edu/~gjanee/gazettr/specification.html
>
>for an ADL's spec for a gazetteer service.  I'm not sure if they have
>actually implemented it though (at least not publicly).
>
>Dave V.
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: owner-mapserver-users at lists.gis.umn.edu
>>[mailto:owner-mapserver-users at lists.gis.umn.edu] On Behalf Of
>>Rob Atkinson
>>Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2001 9:15 PM
>>To: Dan_Stevens at stricom.army.mil
>>Cc: mapserver-users at lists.gis.umn.edu; Chan_Huynh at stricom.army.mil
>>Subject: Re: [mapserver-users] FW: Need direction for
>>enhancing Mapserver
>>
>>
>>
>>You need a "gazetteer service" - do you build it internally
>>(stovepipe) or do you link to network
>>addressable services. I'm working up a spec for the OpenGIS
>>consortium for this service, and looking
>>for sponsors for an implementation pilot.
>>
>>Q: Do want you implement mapserver as a gazetteer (possible)
>>or link to other database services
>>(more likely)?
>>
>>Regards
>>
>>Rob Atkinson
>>
>>Dan_Stevens at stricom.army.mil wrote:
>>
>>> on the GUI side, and can already use the mapserver to query
>>her world map
>>> to get the coordinates for a requested area, but the user
>>must manually
>>> enter the text lat/long to actually retrieve the data, a
>>process that is
>>> both "user unfriendly" and error prone.
>>
>>
>