[mapserver-users] Image handling error

[Christian Willmes]

Hello,

I'm trying to set up a WMS using Mapserver.
On my local System I get it to work using vector data (shapefiles) and 
raster data input.
On the public webserver from our universities computing centre, I don't 
get it to work with 'quite' similar setup as on my local test system 
(problem is, I don't get admin rights to configure it my self on the 
server, so I have to ask the admins for every installation etc).
Just using vector data it works fine, but by using raster data input I 
get the following message:

<-----
msDrawMap(): Image handling error. Failed to draw layer named 
'srtm_elevation'.
msDrawRaster(): Image handling error. Unrecognized or unsupported image 
format
drawEPP(): Image handling error. EPPL7 support is not available.
------->

I asked the admins to check the gdal installation on the server. It 
seems all is installed properly. The raster format I'm using is 
supported according to the gdalinfo output the admins provided me:

<------
a0646 at lvr18$ gdalinfo --formats
Supported Formats:
 [...]
 GTiff (rw+): GeoTIFF
 [...]
 PNG (rw): Portable Network Graphics
 JPEG (rw): JPEG JFIF
 [...]
 BMP (rw+): MS Windows Device Independent Bitmap
----->

I converted the data to the four above mentioned formats (wich are 
supported by the servers GDAL installation according to gdalinfo). But 
its all the same error on the server. These data are all works fine on 
my local setup with mapserver.

There was a similar Thread a month ago 
(http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/mapserver-users/2008-August/057027.html) 
on this list. But
as far as I can see no resolution for the problem? Is this problem 
solved meanwhile?

Thanks very much in advance!

Best regards,
Christian

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Christian Willmes
AG GIS & Fernerkundung		| GIS & RS Group
Geographisches Institut		| Institute of Geography
Universität Köln		| University of Cologne
http://www.geographie.uni-koeln.de/gis/
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