future directions for mapserver

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>From: "Sullivan, James R. " <SullivanJ at nima.mil>
>To: "'Rob Atkinson'" <rob at socialchange.net.au>, Michael Hearne 
<Michael.Hearne at noaa.gov>
>Cc: mapserverlist <mapserver-users at lists.gis.umn.edu>
>Subject: RE: future directions for mapserver
>Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2001 15:34:04 -0500 
>
>Think support for the OGC standards for interoperable Web Mapping is a very
>important direction.
>
>Jim Sullivan

We agree (mainly). As now stated on the MapServer Home page that work is underway 
(and of top priority).

Tom
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>
>	-----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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