[mapserver-users] Virtual Earth Tiling with MapScript

[Christopher Schmidt]

On Thu, Feb 05, 2009 at 02:49:20PM -0500, Hugo Estrada wrote:
> Hi, there,
> 
> Is there a simple way of getting Virtual Earth tiles using MapScript?

This is a violation of the terms of use of Virtual Earth.

If you have access to these tiles, the best way to access them would
probably be to write a "WMS MiniDriver" in GDAL, Similar to the
WorldWind and TileService plugins, that could access the VE tiles. The
tiling scheme is relatively simple, and writing this code in GDAL would
allow it to be used as a Layer within MapServer.

I'm not aware of anyone having done this, because most people do not
have legal access to the tiles.

If you simply wish to combine MapServer data with VE data, you might
look into OpenLayers.

Regards,
-- 
Christopher Schmidt
MetaCarta