[Mapserver-users] Mapscript and Java

[mountainduo at mho.com]

I have a question about WMS. I'll read the spec but if  you could answer
this soon, i'd appreciate it. can i send a point(lat/long) to the WMS
server and will it plot it in the image that is returned?

thanks

> Also GeoServer has a rudimentary and slowly improving WMS capability in
> it.
> I agree w/ Sean though -- using Mapserver as a WMS and pulling via the
> open protocol has nice architectural benefits. Like if you get told to
> use a different web map server, or a data source that is only supported
> by a particular product. You can start w/ mapserver but always switch
> to another WMS.
>
> On Tuesday, February 24, 2004, at 09:56 AM, Sean Gillies wrote:
>
>> Will,
>>
>> The best option, IMO (and without knowing anything about your app),
>> would be
>> to set up MapServer as a stand-alone WMS server and then have your
>> java app make WMS requests to it for imagery.  I do this for
>> performance  reasons
>> alone.  No mapscript program will be able to make maps as fast as the
>> mapserv executable.
>>
>> Are you familiar with deegree?  If not, search for it on the web.  Is
>> a java
>> library for working with WMS and WFS.
>>
>> Other options: dig into SWIG and the java mapscript, make it work, and
>> become a hero for all time to other java users.  Or hire somebody to
>> do it.
>> I know 0 about the internals of Java, but there must be somebody would
>>  be
>> willing to take it on.
>>
>> cheers,
>> Sean
>>
>> On Feb 24, 2004, at 10:30 AM, <mountainduo at mho.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Sean,
>>>
>>> thank you for your reply. That would be good to know if it is
>>> abandoned so
>>> i can pursue different options.
>>>
>>> thanks,
>>> will
>>>
>>>> On Feb 24, 2004, at 8:52 AM, <mountainduo at mho.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hello,
>>>>>
>>>>> i am trying to get java mapscript working. Can someone please post
>>>>> the
>>>>>  jar
>>>>> and dll for mapserver 4?
>>>>>
>>>>> thank you,
>>>>> will
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Will,
>>>>
>>>> As far as I know, the java mapscript doesn't work.  I can't remember
>>>> ever
>>>> seeing any real success stories on this list.  The java Makefile in
>>>> mapscript/java hasn't been touched since May 2002, so I assume it is
>>>>  way
>>>> out of date with MapServer.  It appears to be in an abandoned state.
>>>>
>>>> If I am wrong, somebody please correct me and help Will.
>>>>
>>>> Sean
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Sean Gillies
>>>> sgillies at frii dot com
>>>> http://users.frii.com/sgillies
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> --
>> Sean Gillies
>> sgillies at frii dot com
>> http://users.frii.com/sgillies
>>
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