[Carto] MapFish server print component (was Re: [SoC] Mentoring - Cartographic Library Project)

[Tyler Mitchell (OSGeo)]

Hi, Just making your good reply into the new list, for something to  
talk about :)

That is a really nice printing module, the ext2 integration is really  
great to see - good job!  I especially like the multi-print option.

A few questions...
* Can it support saving vectors into the PDF?  I assume "no" since I  
guess it is based on MapServer's PDF output.
* Why are there limitations to the resolution?  Is it because of a  
fixed sized page or some back-end limitation?  I'm interested in  
getting up to 600 or at least 300 DPI at some point, so having your  
input on how you came up with your options would be interesting.
* Have you considered how to handle rendering the print job when you  
have a WMS layer that needs to be tiled to get higher resolution  
detail?  If that question makes sense!

I'm going to do up a diagram of some of the ideas for modules or  
workflow that are on my mind.  Do you have anything for the MapFish  
module already?

Best wishes,
Tyler


On 26-Mar-09, at 6:51 AM, Cédric Moullet wrote:

> Hi Tyler,
> Very interesting initiative. In order to avoid to duplicate  
> efforts, I think is worth to have a look at this SOC description:  
> http://geoserver.org/display/GEOS/Printing+in+GeoServer
> The basic idea is to use the MapFish server print component and to  
> use it in GeoServer. I can totally imagine to go further and to  
> create a print project as you describe it. At Camptocamp, we would  
> be happy to participate at this effort. If you need more  
> information about the MapFish print server, here is some doc:  
> http://trac.mapfish.org/trac/mapfish/wiki/PrintModuleDoc and a nice  
> demo: http://demo.mapfish.org/mapfishsample/trunk/examples/print/ 
> simple.html
> Best regards,
> Cédric
>
>
> Hi everyone,
> I've registered as a mentor and am particularly interested in
> overseeing the OSGeo Cartographic Library project.[1]  My link id is
> "tmitchell".
>
> This project is an excellent opportunity to fill an important gap in
> some OSGeo (and other) projects - providing high quality cartographic
> printing options.  While many applications can do some basic printing,
> it is not so common to be able to produce high resolution (e.g. 300+
> DPI) in print-friendly formats (e.g. postscript, PDF, HPGL, etc.).
> This project will help identify a print configuration specification
> and a few tools for processing them into print-ready output.
>
> More as time goes on...
>
> [1] http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/OSGeo_Cartographic_Library
>
> Tyler
>
> Tyler Mitchell
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Tyler Mitchell
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Open Source Geospatial Foundation
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