[mapserver-users] beginner getting started

[Seth Rodriguez]

I have been told by my MIS department that we are getting new Novell
servers after the New Year which will have Apache. In the meantime, we
will try to test it on an NT machine. I was originally hoping to just
test the software on my own pc linked to our local network, but I am now
assuming that the components need to be installed/compiled on the
server. I am not sure what I was thinking. 

 

I have read through the how to at
http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/doc36/win32_compile-howto.html, but I am
still a bit lost on how to compile everything, particularly all the
modules that I had to download. Any help there??

 

 

Seth Rodriguez

Environmental Scientist

GIS Analyst

Maguire Group Inc.

564 Forbes Avenue, Suite 1212

Pittsburgh, PA 15219

(412) 281-6393

(412) 281-7908 FAX

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Yu-Hsin Chen [mailto:ychen at yorktel.com] 
Sent: Monday, November 11, 2002 10:30 AM
To: Thomas P. Colson; Seth Rodriguez; mapserver-users at lists.gis.umn.edu
Subject: RE: [mapserver-users] beginner getting started

 

Although I've read in this list that MapServer runs on Windows, in the
long run, I'd have to agree with Tom that you should try a Linux
platform ( or UNIX if you have access to one ).

 

>From your description I take you might not have experienced Linux/UNIX
yet.  It does cost 'a little' more to set up a UNIX than a Linux system.
If you have a spare computer you can either download or buy (
inexpensively ) installation CD for Linux.  Red Hat is a popular
commercialized brand.  I personally run Mandrake 8.0 with MapServer
running either using shape files or directly retrieve data from Oracle.
It is not 'that' difficult to set it up.

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Thomas P. Colson [mailto:tpcolson at nexussoft.com]
Sent: Monday, November 11, 2002 9:16 AM
To: Seth Rodriguez; mapserver-users at lists.gis.umn.edu
Subject: RE: [mapserver-users] beginner getting started

What are your Linux Skills? It works much better "out of the box" on Red
Hat. I'd stay away from "Winders". 

-----Original Message-----
From: Seth Rodriguez [mailto:srodriguez at maguiregroup.com]
Sent: Monday, November 11, 2002 8:40 AM
To: mapserver-users at lists.gis.umn.edu
Subject: [mapserver-users] beginner getting started

I have been asked by the boss to develop some new marketable GIS skills.
Our company does a lot of work in the transportation industry. One task
in our transportation work is to do public involvement. So I have
suggested developing project websites with web-based project mapping
using MapServer, which I was introduced to at an ArcView training. To
assess the usability of the software, I wanted to implement a test to
show the boss. Unfortunately, my programming experience is limited to a
bit of avenue, AML, VB, and html, none of which I would say I am fluent
in. Fortunately, the description of the software notes that programming
is not required for basic use. 

 

I apologize for my novice questions, but I am having some problems off
the bat. I have downloaded the newest version (3.6.3) and the demo, but
have not found any executables in the zips. I am assuming that this is
due to a corrupted download. I also noticed that the software is known
to run on 95, 98, and NT. I am running XP on my machine. Will this be a
problem? I can move to another machine if needed.

 

I hope that I am not biting off too much with this task. Luckily for me,
I am a quick learner. Would anyone out there please consider taking a
young, ambitious consultant under their wing to help him impress his
boss? I will be forever grateful. 

 

Thanks for your time.

 

Seth Rodriguez

Environmental Scientist

GIS Analyst

Maguire Group Inc.

564 Forbes Avenue, Suite 1212

Pittsburgh, PA 15219

(412) 281-6393

(412) 281-7908 FAX

 

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