[GRASS-user] Open layers, Google maps/earth

[Richard Chirgwin]

Jachym Cepicky wrote:
> hi,
>
> OpenLayers is not a server, as well as google maps is not - they are
> both javascript api
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> r.in.wms is (more or less) implementation of OGC Web Map Service [1]
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> If you want to get the map, which is displayed at
> http://www.openlayers.org, you have to run r.in.wms like
>
> r.in.wms mapserv=http://www2.dmsolutions.ca/cgi-bin/mswms_gmap
> layers=bathymetry,land_fn,park,drain_fn,drainage,"prov_bound,fedlimit,rail,road,popplace
> format="image/png" out=ol
>   
Jachym,

Thank you for this, I will test it and let you know whether it works.

Richard
> (untested)
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> AFAIK there is no api for google maps yet, but it should be possible
> to implement it
>
> new gdal (1.5x) has support for OGC standards as well
>
> jachym
>
> [1] http://www.opengeospatial.org/standards/wms
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> 2008/6/4 Richard Chirgwin <rchirgwin at ozemail.com.au>:
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>> All,
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>> I guess that r.in.wms works with servers like Openlayers and Google Maps (or
>> even Google Earth); is there a quick tutorial explaining the parameters to
>> use with these servers?
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>> Richard C
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