[Live-demo] Re: Should 52 North WPS continue to be included on
OSGeo-Live?
Kristof Lange
kristof.lange at uni-muenster.de
Fri Feb 17 19:40:46 EST 2012
Hi Cameron,
I switched to mapserver in hope everything is fine now.
Regards or Helau (like we are saying it in times of carnival)
Kristof
On 17.02.2012 20:37, Cameron Shorter wrote:
> Bastian,
> If possible, you will probably do better to use a WFS from mapserver.
> The reason is that as far as I'm aware, mapserver doesn't require the
> user to start the service before using it, while goeserver does.
>
> If you do need to make use of geoserver, then ensure that you include
> "start geoserver" in the steps in the quickstart.
>
> On 17/02/12 20:43, Angelos Tzotsos wrote:
>> Hi Bastian,
>>
>> The test that fails is based on the first page presented to the user
>> after starting up 52NWPS.
>>
>> The page is a tester and has a predefined WPS POST XML request.
>> So a user sees a "Send" button. This is where the outdated WFS is
>> located.
>> Pressing this send button fails.
>> OK, this is minor, but for a user with no WPS WFS experience, this is
>> the first thing he will try.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Angelos
>>
>> On Fri, Feb 17, 2012 at 9:37 AM, Bastian Schäffer
>> <b.schaeffer at 52north.org <mailto:b.schaeffer at 52north.org>> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Angelos,
>>
>> yes, good idea. The external WFS is a geoserver and a default
>> dataset is used.
>>
>> So my question:
>> - How was the WPS tested? Leading to: Where is the request with
>> the outdated WFS URL located?
>>
>> Regards,
>> Bastian
>>
>>
>> Am 17/02/2012 00:46, schrieb Angelos Tzotsos:
>>
>> Hi Bastian and thanks for the feedback.
>>
>> Perhaps you could use a GeoServer WFS layer from within the
>> DVD, like Zoo-Project does for its demo.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Angelos
>>
>> On 02/17/2012 12:58 AM, Cameron Shorter wrote:
>>
>> Thanks for the feedback Bastian,
>>
>> So we have a couple of issues here:
>>
>> 1. The LiveDVD is referencing an external URL, which
>> means it won't work when offline. We aim to have the DVD
>> work even when offline.
>> Is it possible to make use of a locally installed URL in
>> its place?
>>
>> 2. If we can't get a local URL set up, who owns the
>> broken URL:
>> http://giv-wps.uni-muenster.de:8080/
>>
>> Can we either get it back online, or alternatively, find
>> a more stable URL to replace it with?
>>
>> On 17/02/2012 9:23 AM, Bastian Schäffer wrote:
>>
>> Hi Cameron,
>>
>> Hamish is right, the "problem" is the external WFS.
>> So, the WPS server is fine (and has not changed). The
>> test requests you send contain a non working data
>> link to an external WFS.
>>
>> How do you test if some server is working?
>> How can we change the
>>
>> Regards,
>> Bastian
>>
>>
>> Am 16.02.2012 um 23:04 schrieb Cameron
>> Shorter<cameron.shorter at gmail.com
>> <mailto:cameron.shorter at gmail.com>>:
>>
>> We have one week before we cut our final release
>> of OSGeo-Live 5.5 (25 Feb), and the 52 North WPS
>> is the only application left which doesn't work.
>> If we can't get it working in the next couple of
>> days, we are going to have to remove it from the
>> next osgeolive release.
>>
>> As yet, we haven't been able to connect with
>> anyone from 52 North to discuss this.
>> Can you please:
>> 1. ASAP: Send a response to this email,
>> confirming that someone in 52N has received this
>> email.
>>
>> 2. Within 24 hours: Note whether you wish 52
>> North WPS to be included on the next OSGeo-Live
>> release.
>>
>> 3. Within 3 days: Assuming we should keep 52N
>> WPS, help us debug the issue and find a resolution.
>>
>> We have an issue description here:
>> https://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo/ticket/859
>>
>> You can usually find one of our osgeolive
>> developers online at:
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>> <http://freenode.net#osgeolive>
>> And our email list is: live-demo at lists.osgeo.org
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>>
>> --
>> Cameron Shorter
>> Geospatial Solutions Manager
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>>
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>>
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>> --
>> Dr. Bastian Schäffer
>> 52° North Initiative for Geospatial Open Source Software GmbH
>> Martin-Luther-King-Weg 24
>> Fon: +49-(0)-251--396371-41
>> <tel:%2B49-%280%29-251%E2%80%93396371-41> Fax:
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>> email: schaeffer at 52North.org
>> 52North-site: http://www.52North.org
>> General Managers: Dr. Albert Remke, Dr. Andreas Wytzisk
>> Local Court Muenster HRB 10849
>>
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>>
>> --
>> Angelos Tzotsos
>> Remote Sensing Laboratory
>> National Technical University of Athens
>> http://users.ntua.gr/tzotsos
>>
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> Cameron Shorter
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> Tel: +61 (0)2 8570 5050
> Mob: +61 (0)419 142 254
>
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