future directions for mapserver

[Sullivan, James R.]

Think support for the OGC standards for interoperable Web Mapping is a very
important direction.

Jim Sullivan

	-----Original Message-----
	From:	Rob Atkinson [SMTP:rob at socialchange.net.au]
	Sent:	Friday, January 05, 2001 2:57 PM
	To:	Michael Hearne
	Cc:	mapserverlist
	Subject:	Re: future directions for mapserver


	I think an equally pertinent question is will mapserver support open
	standards for interoperable Web Mapping - the OpenGIS Web Map Server
	standards. Wrappers are possible but native support would be better.

	http://www.opengis.org


	This has been mentioned a few times over since release of the specs
in April
	2000.

	Regards
	Rob Atkinson

	Michael Hearne wrote:

	> MapServer users (and developers) - I'm in the position to
recommend
	> using various internet mapping applications.  I'm most excited
about
	> MapServer, but I have to be practical, so I have some questions
that I
	> thought some of you might be able to answer.  Steve Lime probably
could
	> address all of these, but perhaps others could help?
	>
	> 1)  Currently, MapServer is limited to 8 bit imagery.  The home
page for
	> GD says that full color image support will be available in version
2.0.
	> How long will it take to incorporate that capability into
MapServer?
	> (And I'll have to ask the GD folks when 2.0 is coming...)
	>
	> 2) I'm currently working on a project to serve up imagery over the
Web.
	> I know that some of you have had success connecting MapServer to
ArcSDE
	> for vector data - are there any success stories or plans for
future
	> integration with raster data?  (I know ArcSDE is a little shaky on
	> imagery, so I don't expect a lot now...)
	>
	> 3) What are the future plans for MapServer?  If the NASA funding
dries
	> up, or Steve Lime decides to retire, what happens?  Is anybody
committed
	> to picking up the lead if he goes away?
	>
	> That last question was not for me, but for my manager, who does
not
	> share my confidence in open-source software.
	>
	> Thanks!
	>
	> -Mike Hearne
	>
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