[Mapserver-users] Problem w/ 8-bit TIF & Mapserver 3.3

[Siki Zoltan]

Hello,

Change the STATUS of the layer to DEFAULT or
change it to ON and add the layer=layer_name to the query string.

On Tue, 5 Aug 2003, mp28 wrote:

> Hello,
>  I've been working on getting mapserver to render a set of high-resolution 
> aerial photos. The images are in .tif format, unsigned 8-bit with an 
> associated .tfw file. We are currently using Mapserver v3.3. For testing 
> purposes we are trying to get just a single image to work but here is the 
> problem.... Mapserver doesn't return an image (in map mode) when the layer is 
> added. Here is the mapfile entry ->
> 
> LAYER # Aerial test
> 	NAME "aerial"
>         DATA ./aerial/nov01_utm/rm94g_wv.tif
> 	STATUS OFF
> 	TYPE RASTER
> END
> 
> The file size of the test photo is 15.4 MB which shouldn't be a problem since 
> we're successfully using a 30 MB tif w/ mapserver. The paths are correct 
> (other tifs in the same directory work). The image is 8-bit and displays 
> perfectly in other GIS/RS software.
> 
> Is there any thing I'm forgetting? Is there some minor variation in the .tif 
> format that could be causing this? Has anyone run into this before??
> 
> I'll have access to the mapserver error log tomorrow... is there anything I 
> should look for?
> 
> Thanks for the help, guys.
> 
> Matthew Perry
> Humboldt State University
> Environmental and Natural Resource Sciences
> mp28 at humboldt.edu
> http://ktrin.cnrs.humboldt.edu
> 
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