[mapserver-users] tiff problem,

Pericles S. Nacionales pnaciona at gis.umn.edu
Tue Jan 29 13:06:25 EST 2002


Pushkar,

Check the line "<option value="mosaic_1999_false" [mosaic99f_select]> 1999
Mosaic" against your map file. It should be:

<option value="mosaic_1999_false" [mosaic_1999_false]> 1999 Mosaic

The values should match the layer name on your map file.

-Perry


On Tue, 29 Jan 2002, Pushkar Pradhan wrote:

> Thanks David but I've taken care of most of the things. I am also
> displaying shape files with success so I moved on, but I am
> framing my ques. once more with more info and "concisely":
> 
> Banshee[167] pushkar$ mapserv -v
> MapServer version 3.5 OUTPUT=PNG OUTPUT=WBMP SUPPORTS=TTF INPUT=TIFF
> INPUT=EPPL7 INPUT=JPEG INPUT=SHAPEFILE
> Snippet of .html file:
> ....
>       <select multiple name="layer" size=5>
>         <option value="mosaic_1999_false" [mosaic99f_select]> 1999 Mosaic
> ....
> Snippet from .map file:
> LAYER
>    NAME mosaic_1999_false
>    TYPE RASTER
>    STATUS DEFAULT
>    DATA data/mosaic_1999_false.tif
> END
> Mapserver log:
> Mon Jan 28 17:07:18 2002,12225,127.0.0.1,I_10,0,487978.625767
> 1010248.839748 633
> 675.705767 1131477.387748,560827.165767 1070863.113748,mosaic_1999_false
> ,normal execution
> 
> I've tried giving absolute paths in the DATA field but it gives me Internal
> Server Error.
> The TIFs are GEOTIFFS,
> Do I need to have projection support enabled to display GEOTIFFs, sorry I
> am not experienced in GIS field. Thanks,
> 
> On Tue, 29 Jan 2002, David Graham wrote:
> 
> > Pushkar,
> >
> > Have you had any success displaying shape files?
> >
> > Usually blank images indicate a configuration problem.  I see it all the
> > time, usally a misplaced map tag, or missnamed path. You might wan to
> > try full path names in your map file to begin with just to make sure you
> > do not have a path resolve problem (you should quote them if they have
> > any unusual charactors).  Then I like to try to run the mapserv cgi from
> > the command line with the QUERY="your mapserver get request" to see if
> > any additional messages are generated.  I also like to verify that the
> > tiff images are not corrupt, by viewing them in other tools.
> >
> > Hope some of this helps.
> >
> > Dave
> >
> > Pushkar Pradhan wrote:
> >
> > >I am trying to display tiffs using MS 3.5. I get the foll. as part of
> > >the mesg. when I run my configure script:
> > >checking whether we should include JPEG support...
> > >checking for jpeg_read_header in -ljpeg... yes
> > >        using libjpeg from system libs.
> > >checking whether we should include TIFF support...
> > >checking for TIFFOpen in -ltiff... yes
> > >        using libtiff from system libs.
> > >And if I've understood correctly TIFF support is included when I do a
> > >normal 'make'.
> > >The foll. is my layer defn. for tiff:
> > >LAYER
> > >   NAME mosaic_1999_false
> > >   TYPE RASTER
> > >   STATUS DEFAULT
> > >   DATA data/mosaic_1999_false.tif
> > >END
> > >The images are 8-bit so should render correctly, but all I get is a blank
> > >image. I used examples from the mailing list archive to define the layer.
> > >If anybody can point out the problem. Thanks,
> > >
> > >------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > >PUSHKAR S. PRADHAN
> > >Research Assistant
> > >MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY,
> > >STARKVILLE, MS 39759.
> > >
> > >Engineering Research Center
> > >Box 9627
> > >Mississippi State, MS 39762-9627
> > >------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> 
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> PUSHKAR S. PRADHAN
> Research Assistant
> MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY,
> STARKVILLE, MS 39759.
> 
> Engineering Research Center
> Box 9627
> Mississippi State, MS 39762-9627
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> 
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