[mapserver-commits] r8261 - in trunk/docs: . installation output
utilities
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Thu Dec 18 22:04:22 EST 2008
Author: hobu
Date: 2008-12-18 22:04:22 -0500 (Thu, 18 Dec 2008)
New Revision: 8261
Modified:
trunk/docs/conf.py
trunk/docs/contents.txt
trunk/docs/copyright.txt
trunk/docs/documentation.txt
trunk/docs/glossary.txt
trunk/docs/installation/iis.txt
trunk/docs/output/flash.txt
trunk/docs/utilities/index.txt
Log:
add to the glossary
Modified: trunk/docs/conf.py
===================================================================
--- trunk/docs/conf.py 2008-12-19 02:07:06 UTC (rev 8260)
+++ trunk/docs/conf.py 2008-12-19 03:04:22 UTC (rev 8261)
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@
# If true, SmartyPants will be used to convert quotes and dashes to
# typographically correct entities.
-#html_use_smartypants = True
+html_use_smartypants = True
# Custom sidebar templates, maps document names to template names.
html_sidebars = {"index":"indexsidebar.html"}
Modified: trunk/docs/contents.txt
===================================================================
--- trunk/docs/contents.txt 2008-12-19 02:07:06 UTC (rev 8260)
+++ trunk/docs/contents.txt 2008-12-19 03:04:22 UTC (rev 8261)
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
.. _contents:
***************************************************
- Contents page for TOC
+ Documentation Contents
***************************************************
.. toctree::
@@ -18,4 +18,12 @@
optimization/index
utilities/index
cgi/index
- development/index
\ No newline at end of file
+ development/index
+ glossary
+ download
+ community/index
+ copyright
+
+.. note::
+ This page is a placeholder for the documentation generation software. You
+ may want the :ref:`documentation` page instead.
\ No newline at end of file
Modified: trunk/docs/copyright.txt
===================================================================
--- trunk/docs/copyright.txt 2008-12-19 02:07:06 UTC (rev 8260)
+++ trunk/docs/copyright.txt 2008-12-19 03:04:22 UTC (rev 8261)
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+.. _license:
+
License
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Modified: trunk/docs/documentation.txt
===================================================================
--- trunk/docs/documentation.txt 2008-12-19 02:07:06 UTC (rev 8260)
+++ trunk/docs/documentation.txt 2008-12-19 03:04:22 UTC (rev 8261)
@@ -4,8 +4,14 @@
MapServer |release| Documentation
***************************************************
+.. csv-table::
+ :ref:`new_users`,:ref:`installation`,:ref:`mapfile`
+ :ref:`mapscript`,:ref:`input`,:ref:`output`
+ :ref:`ogc`,:ref:`optimization`,:ref:`utilities`
+ :ref:`gloss`, :ref:`genindex`
+
.. figure:: ./images/architecture.png
:alt: MapServer Basic Architecture
@@ -21,18 +27,7 @@
-.. toctree::
- :maxdepth: 1
- new_users
- installation/index
- mapfile/index
- mapscript/index
- input/index
- output/index
- ogc/index
- optimization/index
- utilities/index
- cgi/index
- development/index
\ No newline at end of file
+
+
Modified: trunk/docs/glossary.txt
===================================================================
--- trunk/docs/glossary.txt 2008-12-19 02:07:06 UTC (rev 8260)
+++ trunk/docs/glossary.txt 2008-12-19 03:04:22 UTC (rev 8261)
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+.. _gloss:
***************************************************
Glossary
@@ -21,9 +22,12 @@
codes to describe coordinate systems. EPSG codes are published by the
`OGP Surveying and Positioning Committee <http://www.epsg.org/>`_. A
list of PROJ.4 definitions corresponding to the EPSG codes can be
- found in the file /usr/local/share/proj/epsg. See
- http://spatialreference.org for a listing of spatial references and an
- interface to search for spatial references.
+ found in the file /usr/local/share/proj/epsg. :ref:`PROJECTION`
+ describes how to use these in your :ref:`mapfile`.
+
+ .. seealso::
+ http://spatialreference.org for a listing of spatial references
+ and an interface to search for spatial references.
FreeType
`FreeType <http://freetype.sourceforge.net/index2.html>`__ is a font
@@ -41,13 +45,19 @@
reading and writing library. It is used as the primary mechanism for
reading raster data in MapServer. It is hosted at http://www.gdal.org/
+ GPX
+ `GPS eXchange <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GPX_(data_transfer)>`__
+ Format is an XML Schema for describing GPS data. :term:`OGR` can
+ be used to transform and render this data with MapServer.
+
GEOS
- `Geometry Engine Open Source <http://trac.osgeo.org/geos>`__ is a C/C++
- port of the `Java Topology Suite <http://www.vividsolutions.com/jts/jtshome.htm>`__.
- It is used for geometric algebra operations like determining if a
- polygon is contained in another polygon or determining the resultant
- intersection of two or more polygons. MapServer optionally uses GEOS for
- geometric algebra operations.
+ `Geometry Engine Open Source <http://trac.osgeo.org/geos>`__ is a
+ C/C++ port of the `Java Topology Suite
+ <http://www.vividsolutions.com/jts/jtshome.htm>`__. It is used for
+ geometric algebra operations like determining if a polygon is
+ contained in another polygon or determining the resultant intersection
+ of two or more polygons. MapServer optionally uses GEOS for geometric
+ algebra operations.
Map Scale
A treatise of mapping scale can be found on
@@ -59,6 +69,11 @@
directives. Its format is xml-like and hierarchical, with closing
``END`` tags, but the format is not xml.
+ MapScript
+ :ref:`mapscript` is an alternative the the :ref:`cgi` application
+ of :ref:`mapserv` that allows you to program the MapServer object
+ API in many languages.
+
Mercator
Wikipedia provides excellent coverage of the
`Mercator projection <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercator_projection>`_.
@@ -71,8 +86,15 @@
OGR
`OGR <http://www.gdal.org/ogr>`__ is the vector data access portion of
the :term:`GDAL` library. It provides access to a multitude of data
- formats. More information about OGR can be found in :ref:`ogr`.
+ formats.
+ .. seealso::
+ :ref:`ogr`
+
+ OpenLayers
+ `OpenLayers <http://openlayers.org>`__ is a JavaScript library for
+ developing draggable, "slippy map" web applications.
+
Proj.4
`Proj4 <http://trac.osgeo.org/proj/>`__ is a library for projecting
map data. It is used by MapServer and GDAL and a multitude of other
@@ -93,11 +115,68 @@
Shapefiles are simple GIS vector files containing points, lines or
areas. The format was designed and published by ESRI and is widely
supported in the GIS world. It is effectively the native and highest
- performance format for MapServer. See `Wikipedia
- <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shapefile>`_ for more information.
+ performance format for MapServer.
+
+ .. seealso::
+ `Wikipedia <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shapefile>`_
+ Tileindex
+ A tileindex is a :term:`Shapefile` or other :term:`Vector` data
+ source that contains footprints of :term:`Raster` data coverage.
+ MapServer can use a tileindex to render a directory of raster
+ data. The tileindex allows MapServer to only read the data that
+ intersects the requested map extent, rather than reading all of the
+ data.
+
+ .. seealso::
+ :ref:`tileindex`
+
+ SWF
+ `Shockwave Flash <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SWF>`__ format that
+ MapServer can generate for output.
+
+ .. seealso::
+ :ref:`flash`
+
+ SVG
+ `Scalable Vector Graphics <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SVG>`__ is
+ an XML format that MapServer can output. It is frequently used in
+ browser and mobile devices.
+
+ .. seealso::
+ :ref:`svg`
+
SWIG
`Simplified Wrapper Interface Generator <http://www.swig.org>`__ is the
library that MapServer uses for generating the language bindings for
all languages other than C/C++ and PHP. :ref:`mapscript` describes
- these bindings.
\ No newline at end of file
+ these bindings.
+
+ Vector
+ Geographic features described by geometries (point, line, polygon) on
+ a (typically) cartesian plane.
+
+ WCS
+ `WCS <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_Coverage_Service>`__ is an
+ :term:`OGC` standard that describes how to systematically produce
+ structured :term:`Raster` cartographic data from a service and
+ return them to a client
+
+ .. seealso::
+ :ref:`wcs_server`
+
+ WFS
+ `WFS <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_Feature_Service>`__ is an
+ :term:`OGC` standard that describes how to systematically produce
+ structured :term:`Vector` cartographic data from a service and return them to
+ a client.
+
+ .. seealso::
+ :ref:`wfs_server` and :ref:`wfs_client`
+ WMS
+ `WMS <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_Map_Service>`__ is an
+ :term:`OGC` standard that describes how to systematically produce
+ rendered map images from a service and return them to a client.
+
+ .. seealso::
+ :ref:`wms_server` and :ref:`wms_client`
\ No newline at end of file
Modified: trunk/docs/installation/iis.txt
===================================================================
--- trunk/docs/installation/iis.txt 2008-12-19 02:07:06 UTC (rev 8260)
+++ trunk/docs/installation/iis.txt 2008-12-19 03:04:22 UTC (rev 8261)
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
:backlinks: top
-.. index:: IIS, php, cgi
+.. index:: IIS, php, CGI
Some help on how to set up MapServer/Chameleon/PhpPgAdmin on Microsoft IIS
Modified: trunk/docs/output/flash.txt
===================================================================
--- trunk/docs/output/flash.txt 2008-12-19 02:07:06 UTC (rev 8260)
+++ trunk/docs/output/flash.txt 2008-12-19 03:04:22 UTC (rev 8261)
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+.. _flash:
+
*****************************************************************************
Flash Output
*****************************************************************************
Modified: trunk/docs/utilities/index.txt
===================================================================
--- trunk/docs/utilities/index.txt 2008-12-19 02:07:06 UTC (rev 8260)
+++ trunk/docs/utilities/index.txt 2008-12-19 03:04:22 UTC (rev 8261)
@@ -18,5 +18,5 @@
sortshp
sym2img
tile4ms
- management
+ manage
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