[mapserver-users] MAP_RESOLUTION parameter

[Marco Afonso]

Oh yes you are right it is not on the standards, so it can only be a vendor
param.

Anyway the purpose of this thread is to ask for documentation about
MAP_RESOLUTION param.

I will create an issue on github then.

Thanks!

Em 16/11/2016 11:02, "Rahkonen Jukka (MML)" <
jukka.rahkonen at maanmittauslaitos.fi> escreveu:

> Hi,
>
>
>
> WMS vendor parameter is an extra parameter that does not belong to those
> which are defined in the standard, but which makes some difference to WMS
> output if it is used with a server that knows what to do with it. Other
> servers must just skip it.  Therefore I think that MAP_RESOLUTION is
> exactly a vendor parameter in the same way than these great vendor
> parameters of Geoserver http://docs.geoserver.org/
> stable/en/user/services/wms/vendor.html.
>
>
>
> -Jukka Rahkonen-
>
>
>
>
>
> *Lähettäjä:* Marco Afonso [mailto:mafonso333 at gmail.com]
> *Lähetetty:* 16. marraskuuta 2016 12:50
> *Vastaanottaja:* Rahkonen Jukka (MML) <jukka.rahkonen at maanmittauslaitos.fi
> >
> *Kopio:* mapserver <mapserver-users at lists.osgeo.org>
> *Aihe:* Re: [mapserver-users] MAP_RESOLUTION parameter
>
>
>
> Thank you Jukka.
>
> I dont think it should be a vendor param as one can build a WMS URL with
> the desired resolution.
>
> Im even thinking displaying a combo box to the user choose from the
> resolution predefined options.
>
> This is great param :)
>
>
>
> Em 16/11/2016 10:18, "Rahkonen Jukka (MML)" <jukka.rahkonen@
> maanmittauslaitos.fi> escreveu:
>
> Hi,
>
>
>
> There was some discussion 5 years ago https://lists.osgeo.org/
> pipermail/mapserver-users/2011-June/069136.html but obviously I did not
> made the documentation ticket.
>
>
>
> Because MAP_RESOLUTION can be used without having it in the mapfile I feel
> that it should be documented in http://mapserver.org/ogc/wms_server.html
> as a vendor parameter. For Mapserver CGI the place could be
> http://mapserver.org/cgi/controls.html. MAP.RESOLUTION and
> MAP.DEFRESOLUTION is the syntax to use as cgi controls.
>
>
>
> The default value is 72 and that is documented in http://mapserver.org/
> development/rfc/ms-rfc-55.html.
>
>
>
> -Jukka Rahkonen-
>
>
>
> *Lähettäjä:* mapserver-users [mailto:mapserver-users-
> bounces at lists.osgeo.org] *Puolesta *Marco Afonso
> *Lähetetty:* 16. marraskuuta 2016 11:47
> *Vastaanottaja:* mapserver <mapserver-users at lists.osgeo.org>
> *Aihe:* [mapserver-users] MAP_RESOLUTION parameter
>
>
>
>
> Hello,
>
>
>
> By using OpenLayers 3 and WMS I found a really usefull parameter:
> MAP_RESOLUTION.
>
>
>
> It's very important to request images with higher resolution for printing.
>
>
>
> I did some search about it's documentation but I can't find any.
>
>
>
> I found references to MAP.RESOLUTION and MAP.DEFRESOLUTION but not about
> MAP_RESOLUTION.
>
>
>
> Please where I can find documentation about this parameter.
>
> What is the default value assumed if MAP_RESOLUTION is missing on the WMS
> request?
>
>
>
> Thank you!
>
>
>
>
>
> --
>
> Regards,
>
> Marco Afonso
>
> http://goo.gl/ZDtQjm
>
> [image: Lähettäjä poisti kuvan.]
>
>
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