[mapserver-users] FW: Need direction for enhancing Mapserver

[Dave Vieglais]

Take a look at

http://alexandria.sdc.ucsb.edu/~gjanee/gazettr/specification.html

for an ADL's spec for a gazetteer service.  I'm not sure if they have
actually implemented it though (at least not publicly).

Dave V.

>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-mapserver-users at lists.gis.umn.edu 
>[mailto:owner-mapserver-users at lists.gis.umn.edu] On Behalf Of 
>Rob Atkinson
>Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2001 9:15 PM
>To: Dan_Stevens at stricom.army.mil
>Cc: mapserver-users at lists.gis.umn.edu; Chan_Huynh at stricom.army.mil
>Subject: Re: [mapserver-users] FW: Need direction for 
>enhancing Mapserver
>
>
>
>You need a "gazetteer service" - do you build it internally 
>(stovepipe) or do you link to network
>addressable services. I'm working up a spec for the OpenGIS 
>consortium for this service, and looking
>for sponsors for an implementation pilot.
>
>Q: Do want you implement mapserver as a gazetteer (possible) 
>or link to other database services
>(more likely)?
>
>Regards
>
>Rob Atkinson
>
>Dan_Stevens at stricom.army.mil wrote:
>
>> on the GUI side, and can already use the mapserver to query 
>her world map
>> to get the coordinates for a requested area, but the user 
>must manually
>> enter the text lat/long to actually retrieve the data, a 
>process that is
>> both "user unfriendly" and error prone.
>
>