[mapguide-users] Should I give up?

[Dave Wilson]

Why don't you try downloading a trial version of MGE 2010 as it comes with documentation and help?

http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/pc/index?siteID=123112&id=10301587

And no I'm not plugging this from a corporate perspective, just providing an option that might help make things clearer.

I'm not knocking any of the great support provided here, but you get what you pay for.

Sadly I don't think you will find any current tool where you can view DWG's directly in a web based environment. You are going to have to convert them to SHP or SDF for example.

As to WMS you create your connection and it should show a list of classes other than the primary one at the top. When you create your layer you pick one of these classes. Add that layer to a new map and see if it determines bounds and a coordinate system (it usually defaults to an LL84 or WGS 84 based system which may not be correct for your data, otherwise you may have to set this information manually. When specifying your connection ensure you include a version parameter:

http://wms.jpl.nasa.gov/wms.cgi?Service=WMS&Version=1.1.1

In order to determine the coordinate system (EPSG code) and bounds you should execute from a browser a GetCapabilities request:

http://wms.jpl.nasa.gov/wms.cgi?Service=WMS&Version=1.1.1&Request=GetCapabilities

You can get additional details about working with WMS here:

http://sandbox.mapguide.com/index.php/Web_Mapping_Service

I won't go into more details on the other things as I believe you can glean that from the documentation with the trial. Of course that doesn't cover the specifics of Maestro, the open source version of MG Studio, but understanding one should make the other clearer.

Regards,
Dave

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From: mapguide-users-bounces at lists.osgeo.org [mailto:mapguide-users-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Neil_w
Sent: Monday, December 07, 2009 2:21 PM
To: mapguide-users at lists.osgeo.org
Subject: Re: [mapguide-users] Should I give up?


I appreciate the encouragement but I have spent lots of time researching.
That is why I am getting discouraged. For all the time I have invested I
have made little progress. Without a step by step instuction guide for
creating maps it is more a trial and error process to get anywhere, with
long diversions to help forums seeking guidance when things don't wok.

I looked at the Mapguide guide for developers link you posted. Without
delving into it in detail it appears to be oriented to developing maps using
programming, which I am not able to do. I am limited to Maestro or some
other authoring software that does not require programming. That is why I
was interested in Fusion but I don't yet understand whether it would help me
author maps without programming. From one post it appeared that it could
load DWG files without converting them. If I have to go through a conversion
process to load a every DWG then Mapguide is probably not a good solution
for us and I won't want to put a lot of time into it. Again I need guidance
on this.

As I mentioned, I was able to connect to a couple of WMS services but I
could not figure out how to display any layers from them. Saving the
resource resulted in errors. I didn't know what they mean which lead to
another excursion to the forum. When I try to create a layer from the
connected WMS, there is no geometry for them available, so nothing displays.

We really could use a step by step guide for building maps, not just a
sample map with no guide on what the various components are. It took me a
while to figure out what the .ASP, .JSP. and .php layouts were. I had to
figure out on my own how to use a Flexible layout and add a query widget.
Again, no instruction whatsoever.

If anyone can direct me to some step by step guides or tutorials it might
get me back in the saddle.

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