[mapserver-dev] SOS: list of procedures in GetCapabilities

[Kralidis,Tom [Ontario]]

> Hi list,
> 
> I have been developing an SOS client against 52North, but now 
> I am trying to run it against UMN and running into an issue.
> 
> 52North gives a list of procedures in the <ows:Operation 
> name="GetObservation"> section of the GetCapabilities:
> 
> <ows:Parameter name="procedure">
> <ows:AllowedValues>
> <ows:Value>
> urn:ogc:object:feature:OSIRIS-HWS:efeb807b-bd24-4128-a920-f6729bcdd111
> </ows:Value>
> <ows:Value>
> urn:ogc:object:feature:OSIRIS-HWS:3d3b239f-7696-4864-9d07-15447eae2b93
> </ows:Value>
> </ows:AllowedValues>
> </ows:Parameter>
> 
> But Mapserver puts something very general in this section:
> 
> <ows:Parameter name="procedure">
> <ows:AllowedValues>
> <ows:Value>urn:ogc:object:sensor</ows:Value>
> </ows:AllowedValues>
> </ows:Parameter>
> 
> I see the GoMoose SOS does the same as 52North, not sure what 
> software they use though:
> 
> http://www.gomoos.org/cgi-bin/sos/V1.0/oostethys_sos.cgi?REQUE
ST=GetCapabilities
> 
> Is this considered a bug in Mapserver? Should I file one?
> 

Not sure.  Looking at the SOS Capabilities example at
http://schemas.opengis.net/sos/1.0.0/examples/sosCapabilities.xml, we
see that procedures are listed within the Contents, as opposed to the
OperationsMetadata.

..Tom