[UNCLASSIFIED]RE: [UMN_MAPSERVER-USERS] Using a web image as a ma p layer

[Mark Howard]

Thanks Antti,

Yes if I save the file locally and refresh it often, I can do that. I
was hoping to access it directly using the URL - and just supply an
extent for the map file; or something like that.

Mark


-----Original Message-----
From: UMN MapServer Users List [mailto:MAPSERVER-USERS at LISTS.UMN.EDU] On
Behalf Of Antti Roppola
Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2006 2:54 PM
To: MAPSERVER-USERS at LISTS.UMN.EDU
Subject: [UMN_MAPSERVER-USERS] [UNCLASSIFIED]RE: [UMN_MAPSERVER-USERS]
Using a web image as a ma p layer

I did this once by creating a world file to georeference the image,
It was quite a while ago but I recall it was pretty straight forward.

For your example, your GDAL build will need to support GIF or you
will need to convert the image to a supported format first.

Antti

-----Original Message-----
From: UMN MapServer Users List [mailto:MAPSERVER-USERS at LISTS.UMN.EDU] On
Behalf Of Mark Howard
Sent: Wednesday, 29 March 2006 11:10 AM
To: MAPSERVER-USERS at LISTS.UMN.EDU
Subject: [UMN_MAPSERVER-USERS] Using a web image as a map layer

Anybody know how to use an image off the web as a map layer?
I'm thinking of an image that's updated periodically - such as:

http://www.intellicast.com/WeatherImg/Satellite/world.gif

Ideas? (simple ideas?)

TIA!!

Mark

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