[mapserver-users] SPLASH mapserver

[Matt.Wilkie]

Hi All,

Just ran into a new (to me) internet mapserver: SPLASH
http://bearings.nsw.gov.au/. Click on the Splash Maps button in the lower
right, in the popup window read the conditions of use and then slap the
green and blue Splash button (the onscreen instructions aren't very clear).

The interface is nicely developed, clean and uncluttered yet retaining a
wealth of functionality, though it does take some experimentation and
reading to figure out how it works. Be prepared to wait a minute or so
for responses to your requests - there are very few "I'm busy" cues.

The wealth of data behind the maps is astounding. I'm extremely envious. :)

I offer this link not to say "the competition is better" or similar.
It's just there are some very good ideas in Splash and some Mapserver
developers may interested in using some of them.

The rest of the message contains some background detail.

cheers,

-matt

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Matt Wilkie * Yukon Renewable Resources GIS
http://renres.gov.yk.ca/pubs/rrgis/
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-----Original Message-----
From: Ben Discoe [mailto:ben at vterrain.org]
Sent: 2001 June 04 00:07
To: vtp at yahoogroups.com
Subject: [vtp] SPLASH and Syndey aerials



Those of you wishing to model Australia may find the following new imagery
source interesting.  It is a extremely large dataset of aerial images and
related layers for the area around Sydney.  I encourage you to check out
SPLASH and the related dataset below.

-Ben

-----Original Message-----
From: Peter Bayley [mailto:homersys at bigpond.net.au]
Sent: Monday, May 07, 2001 1:21 AM
To: Ben Discoe
Subject: Re: VTP Download

Hi Ben,

[...] When I heard a harbour manager had been
appointed for Sydney, I volunteered my software and put some free hours in
and SPLASH was born.  The idea behind SPLASH came out of the caching regimes
we were designing for SPICE - the Shell Exploration product.  The idea is to
some sort of tool to pre-create the images as tiles and then serve them very
quickly from a simple interface.  You can take an entire SPLASH scene out on
a CD - no server is required.

The data is mostly from the Land Information Centre (now part of Land and
Property Information LPI).  We have just received a new aerial dataset
covering the whole catchment at 0.2m resolution ( a little better than the
best current aerials which are only around the CBD and a bit West.  The
Image data consists of approx 45Gb of aerial images so they are not easily
useable in their raw form.  To access the tiles, just use:

http://bearings.nsw.gov.au/db/splash/<project>/<theme>/<series-directory>/<x
>x<y>.<suffix>

e.g.

http://bearings.nsw.gov.au/db/splash/lic/aerial/A0x0/1x0.jpg
is the right hand top-level image.

http://bearings.nsw.gov.au/db/splash/lic/aerial/D0x0/11x2.jpg
covers most of the Sydney CBD etc.  I've left the directories browsable so
you can download the images directly.  Then you can just paste them together
to make any coverage you like at any resolution. [...]

Peter

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ben Discoe" <ben at vterrain.org>
To: <homersys at bigpond.net.au>
Cc: <cat at vterrain.org>
Sent: Monday, May 07, 2001 3:49 PM
Subject: RE: VTP Download

>
> Hi Peter,
>
> I tried SPLASH and IndustryLands this evening.  The web interface worked,
> and the data sources are absolutely incredible.
>
> Are any of the data layers freely available in their basic form, e.g. the
> individual files, rather than in a browser?
>
> If so, they would an exciting starting point for the Australian VTP users
> to create a virtual model of the area. [...]
>
> -Ben
> http://vterrain.org/
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Peter Bayley [mailto:homersys at bigpond.net.au]
> > Sent: Sunday, May 06, 2001 5:01 AM
> > To: request-download at vterrain.org
> > Subject: VTP Download
> >
> > [...]
> > I have developed (for free) and support a simple HTML-based site
> > for viewing information on the Sydney Harbour Catchment with a
> > tool called SPLASH.  You can see these at:
> >
> >     http://bearings.nsw.gov.au/
> >
> > You will need IE5 as it doen't support Netscape very well.
> >
> > I'm looking to introduce some innovations into the site including
> > the draping of aerial photography over the DTM (both of these
> > layers are availabel in SPLASH) and presenting them so that
> > people can "fly" around the harbour.
> >
> > I have also developed a government-sponsored site identifying
> > industrial land in the Sydney region:
> >
> >     http://www.industrylands.duap.nsw.gov.au/
> >
> > [...]
> > Regards
> >
> > Peter Bayley
> > Homer Systems Pty Ltd
> > http://www.homer.com.au  (Very out of date!)


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