[mapserver-users] Mapserver consuming Google Maps

[Jay Kapalczynski]

How do I write code (map File) to consume aerial images (not obliques) from Google maps or Bing etc.

This is an example of a few services that I am consuming right now...

BUT need the aerials....I assume that I can consume the aerials just as you see in Bing or Google Maps..

Any help would be greatly appreciated.


	<map title="Weather Radar" default="false" zindex="-1">
	  	<file>http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/cgi-bin/wms/nexrad/n0r.cgi?LAYERS=nexrad-n0r&amp;SERVICE=WMS&amp;VERSION=1.1.1&amp;REQUEST=GetMap&amp;STYLES=&amp;FORMAT=image/png&amp;SRS=EPSG:26915&amp;BBOX=%MINX%,%MINY%,%MAXX%,%MAXY%&amp;WIDTH=%WIDTH%&amp;HEIGHT=%HEIGHT%&amp;TRANSPARENT=TRUE</file>
	</map>
	
	<map title="Infrared Satellite" default="false" zindex="-1">
	  	<file>http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/cgi-bin/wms/nexrad/conus_ir.cgi?LAYERS=nexrad-ir&amp;SERVICE=WMS&amp;VERSION=1.1.1&amp;REQUEST=GetMap&amp;STYLES=&amp;FORMAT=image/png&amp;SRS=EPSG:26915&amp;BBOX=%MINX%,%MINY%,%MAXX%,%MAXY%&amp;WIDTH=%WIDTH%&amp;HEIGHT=%HEIGHT%&amp;TRANSPARENT=TRUE</file>
	</map>



-----Original Message-----
From: Christopher Schmidt [mailto:crschmidt at metacarta.com] 
Sent: Monday, September 21, 2009 4:14 PM
To: Jay Kapalczynski
Subject: Re: [mapserver-users] Mapserver consuming Google Maps

On Mon, Sep 21, 2009 at 03:49:54PM -0500, Jay Kapalczynski wrote:
> I am trying to see if there is a way to consume the Aerial images from Google Maps inside a map server / open layers application.  Not the obliques...
> Is this at all possible?  Even fee based....

OpenLayers does this by design. (It is not a 'Desktop client'.)

So yes.

If you want more information, send mail to a mailing list, rather than to
me personally.

-- Chris

> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mapserver-users-bounces at lists.osgeo.org [mailto:mapserver-users-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Christopher Schmidt
> Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 12:16 PM
> To: Marco Foi (marco.foi)
> Cc: Rahkonen Jukka; mapserver-users at lists.osgeo.org
> Subject: Re: [mapserver-users] Mapserver consuming Google Maps
> 
> On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 05:13:53PM +0200, Marco Foi (marco.foi) wrote:
> > Some time ago a similar issue was raised among UDig users and the conclusion was that:
> > IT IS NOT POSSIBLE to consume Google Maps in Desktop clients.
> 
> This isn't strictly true. Desktop clients which are capable of embedding
> a browser can use the browser, render a scene, take the resulting image,
> and display that to the client. There are a number of clients which
> do exactly that in OpenStreetMap editors, for example.
> 
> However, this is obviousl significantly more complex than just fetching the
> tiles, which is the way most people discuss doing it.
> 
> Anything is possible, but that doesn't mean it will be easy.
> 
> Regards,
> -- 
> Christopher Schmidt
> MetaCarta
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