[mapserver-users] Setup advice please?

Fri Mar 2 22:22:10 EST 2012

Hi Puneet,

Yep, a simple one off 50Gb image dataset to be configured & then the cache populated dynamically. I'd prefer MapProxy, or Mapcache, over Tilecache, to be able to support GetFeature requests, but in this instance that will not be needed anyway.

That's about my take on it, maybe a couple of hours, but I've just been quoted 3 days by a support team to do this, at NZ$170/hr. (current exch rate is around .77, so maybe $2600US??? for the job) 

I'm not a professional at this, but do such things as a prototyping & playing exercise at home... & a formal installation will need documenting, etc, to a production server standard, so perhaps a few more hours, but that cost seems excessive. 

Hence my question here, to get an "expert" opinion of what such a setup should cost. Ideally a few such opinions to give me a robust sample size to go back with :-)

I've also asked another provider for a cost. My guess is they will be considerably cheaper.

--- On Sat, 3/3/12, Puneet Kishor <punk.kish at gmail.com> wrote:

From: Puneet Kishor <punk.kish at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [mapserver-users] Setup advice please?
To: "mapserver" <mapserver-users at lists.osgeo.org>
Date: Saturday, March 3, 2012, 3:15 PM

Just walked into this conversation so my response may be half-assed, but...

On Mar 2, 2012, at 7:26 PM, pcreso at pcreso.com wrote:

> Cheers Steve.
> 
> I don't think this changes the answer much... whether mapcache, tilecache or mapproxy is used, the time to set up a working server with 50Gb of geotiffs I would have thought would be pretty similar.
> 
> So: can anyone experienced in this area suggest what sort of time is 
> reasonable to expect a competent team to set this up in a professional 
> way, with reasonable supporting docs, etc? Remembering we have a 
> supported server to work with.

What do you mean by "time... to set up" a server? Fwiw, I downloaded, configured, and had Tilecache working in less than 30 mins. The cache is not pre-seeded. It builds up as it goes.

> 
> Thanks,
> 
>    Brent Wood
> 
> --- On Sat, 3/3/12, Lime, Steve D (DNR) <Steve.Lime at state.mn.us> wrote:
> 
> From: Lime, Steve D (DNR) <Steve.Lime at state.mn.us>
> Subject: RE: [mapserver-users] Setup advice please?
> To: "pcreso at pcreso.com" <pcreso at pcreso.com>, "Corey Carpenter" <fruitwerks at gmail.com>
> Cc: "mapserver-users at lists.osgeo.org" <mapserver-users at lists.osgeo.org>
> Date: Saturday, March 3, 2012, 1:15 PM
> 
> MapServer 6.2 isn't ready for production use, however, MapCache is. I've been pairing it and 6.0.2 for production use for months... Just another opinion. -Steve
> ________________________________________
> From: mapserver-users-bounces at lists.osgeo.org [mapserver-users-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] on behalf of pcreso at pcreso.com [pcreso at pcreso.com]
> Sent: Friday, March 02, 2012 2:09 PM
> To: Corey Carpenter
> Cc: mapserver-users at lists.osgeo.org
> Subject: Re: [mapserver-users] Setup advice please?
> 
> Hi Corey,
> 
> Thanks for the suggestion.
> 
> At this stage the requirement is for a stable production system. Mapserver 6.2 & mapcache  are not, still being under development.
> 
> I realise that this does not preclude the software running robustly, but it will not be an acceptable solution in this case. Mapserver 6.01, as the latest stable release, is the required platform.
> 
> Hence my suggestion of Tilecache & MapProxy as suitable applications, which are available as binary packages ready to install.
> 
> 
> Thanks,
> 
>   Brent Wood
> 
> --- On Sat, 3/3/12, Corey Carpenter <fruitwerks at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> From: Corey Carpenter <fruitwerks at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [mapserver-users] Setup advice please?
> To: pcreso at pcreso.com
> Cc: mapserver-users at lists.osgeo.org
> Date: Saturday, March 3, 2012, 8:40 AM
> 
> Unless I read your question incorrectly, this is the main function of mapcache. You will need to use a fairly new version of mapserver 6.2 / trunk. You will be able to seed your cache, so the tiles you define are available on the first request.
> 
> I have used tilecache and other methods, but I have no experience with mapcache.
> 
> On Fri, Mar 2, 2012 at 1:10 PM, <pcreso at pcreso.com</mc/compose?to=pcreso at pcreso.com>> wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Hopefully someone here can help.
> 
> I have about 50Gb of high resolution aerial photos (geotiffs) to set up as a cached WMS service.
> 
> We have a mapserver setup ready to use, with backups, etc. already sorted. The dataset is competely static.
> 
> I'd like to set up MapProxy or Tilecache as a tiled WMS service for an OpenLayers front end, and possible other public use.
> 
> I'm happy with a dynamically populated cache, rather than a pre-filled one, so the cache is built up as it is used.
> 
> Can anyone experienced in this area suggest what sort of time is reasonable to expect a competent team to set this up in a professional way, with reasonable supporting docs, etc? Remembering we have a supported server to work with.
> 
> It has been asked for by a small local environmental interest group with zero funds, and I need to get a reasonable commercial cost for such an exercise to start with.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
>    Brent Wood
> 
> ..

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