[mapserver-users] WMS and additional dimension

[Daniel Morissette]

Debbie,

The current version of MapServer's WMS interface doesn't have any way to
deal with dimensions / additional parameters.  You may want to file this
as an enhancement request in the MapServer bugzilla.  

Daniel
  

Debbie Pagurek wrote:
> 
> Hi all,
> I am relatively new to WMS and am looking for some help concerning the use of dimensions / additional parameters.  I am using Mapserver to create maps of various taxa.  I would like to pass a parameter in the URL such as:
> http://myhostname?VERSION=1.1.0&REQUEST=GetMap&taxa=Vanessa+cardui
> 
> Can anyone give me some pointers on how to do this?  I am setting up the WMS metadata in the Mapserver .map file.  I'm not sure where the additional information should go (WEB object?) and what the parameter names should be.
> 
> Any help would be much appreciated.
> 
> Thanks,
> D. Pagurek