[OpenLayers-Users] Sample OL site...

[Steve Lime]

I remembered the labelcache_map_edge_buffer a second after I hit send. I started with
with MapServer layer but ran into some problematic memory leaks that seem to be caused
by a weird combination of platform/python/mapserver/tilecache. The MapServer tile cache
layer sets that for you and wms does not. So, I'm re-populating the cache right now.

(BTW it would be useful to have an option to force re-rendering of tiles when seeding.)

Would be happy to write something up. Is there an example someplace?

Steve

>>> On 4/16/2008 at 4:09 PM, in message <20080416210952.GB17236 at metacarta.com>,
Christopher Schmidt <crschmidt at metacarta.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 16, 2008 at 03:36:59PM -0500, Steve Lime wrote:
>> Hi all: Figured I'd share an OL powered site we've got going.
>> 
>>   http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/maps/compass.html 
>> 
>> It's a simple viewer but OL was perfect for this type of thing for us. It's 
> using:
>> 
>>   - OpenLayers 2.5
>>   - MapServer 5.1 (development version, AGG backend)
>>   - TileCache 2 (mod_python, WMS layer)
>> 
>> We still see the odd clipping problem with road shields, even with 
> metatiling on but for the most it
>> works well.
> 
> Are you using a mapscript or WMS backend? Either way, setting the size
> of your label_cache_edge_buffer to something higher than it currently is
> will help you here: metaBuffer (default 10) plus 10 should probably do
> it (the default is memtaBuffer + 5 with the mapscript layer)...
> 
> Great looking site though! Care to do a case-study like writeup on why
> you chose this stack? 
> 
> Regards,