[mapserver-dev] RFC: GMaps API for mapserv

[Christopher Schmidt]

On Thu, Apr 10, 2008 at 12:15:35PM -0700, Paul Ramsey wrote:
> Stephen,
> 
> What do you think of this?
> 
> http://www.worldwindcentral.com/wiki/TileService
> 
> It would end up looking pretty ugly:
> 
> ?map=/foo/bar.map&mode=tileservice&interface=map&level=1&x=1&y=2
> 
> But:
> 
> - It would still be compatible with Google
> - It would be usable by OpenLayers (with the Worldwind layer type)

Not within the WorldWind layer type. WorldWind uses y=0 as the bottom of
the map: TileService and WorldWind requests are different.

> - It could also be used by Worldwind

Are we sure about this?

It would also work with GDAL's TileService Driver within the WMS driver,
for the record.

REgards,
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Christopher Schmidt
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