[gdal-dev] Possible new GDAL driver (funded work) for mapserver access?

[pcreso at pcreso.com]

Hi Peter,

I've looked at radaman, it is very much in a similar direction, but adds another tool to the mix, which I'm seeking to avoid if possible.

We work with small Pacific Is nations, often with very little technical expertise, using TIDEDA, & if a GDAL/mapserver combination is feasible, it makes a very tidy fit with existing systems, & minimises extra complexity.

We are also using Geonetwork as a catalogue, & the mapserver WFS/SOS/WCS facility is a nice fit with this as a service catalogue as well.

Thanks, 

   Brent Wood

--- On Thu, 11/1/12, Peter Baumann <p.baumann at jacobs-university.de> wrote:

From: Peter Baumann <p.baumann at jacobs-university.de>
Subject: Re: [gdal-dev] Possible new GDAL driver (funded work) for mapserver access?
To: pcreso at pcreso.com
Cc: "gdal-dev" <gdal-dev at lists.osgeo.org>, mapserver-dev at lists.osgeo.org
Date: Thursday, November 1, 2012, 7:27 AM


  

    
  
  
    Hi Brent,

      

      seems like a great move! I am responding to your question of a 1D
      WCS client.

      

      Our project is rasdaman [1], an nD array DBMS which offers, among
      others, a WCS interface. As partners & users wanted to have
      (individual!) clients we have started the "rasdaman web client
      toolkit", raswct [2]. It supports 1D timeseries display as one
      option, obtained through a WCS or WCPS request. Input widgets
      allow to set parameters through gauges, sliders, etc. - you may or
      may not find it useful. Feedback greatly appreciated!

      

      best,

      Peter

      

      

      [1] www.rasdaman.org

      [2]
http://rasdaman.eecs.jacobs-university.de/trac/rasdaman/wiki/raswct/guide

      

      On 10/31/2012 07:12 PM, pcreso at pcreso.com wrote:

    
    
      
      
        
          
            Hi,

              

              I'm exploring the possibility of a GDAL driver for TIDEDA
              datasets. For a description of TIDEDA, see: http://www.niwa.co.nz/software/tideda-time-dependent-data

              

              Briefly, it is a tool for managing timeseries data from
              sources like climate & hydrometric stations. NIWA is
              considering Open Sourcing the tool, and enabling
              interoperability with other Open Source tools &
              supporting data delivery via web services (ie: via GDAL
              & mapserver) seems like a very useful step (whether or
              not we do open up the codebase - it will be useful to the
              users).

              

              The preferred (& obvious) web services to use are
              OGC:SOS & OGC:WCS (WCS as a 1D time series). From a
              client perspective I'd like to use WFS as the site/station
              discovery service, then drill down to the data from the
              sites with SOS/WCS.

              

              Superficially at least, it seems that a GDAL/mapserver
              combination is well suited to this task.

              

              

              Can anyone here comment on how realistic this might be? 

              

              Any developers interested in undertaking the work required
              - initially a GDAL driver talking to the TIDEDA api? 

              

              Is the WCS & SOS support in mapserver able to support
              1D timeseries data?

              

              Does anyone know of a CWS client that supports 1D
              timeseries content?

              

              

              Thanks,

              

                 Brent Wood

            
          
        
      
      

      
      

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