[Mapserver-users] Loading data from another server

Wed Aug 27 14:57:56 EDT 2003

What type of storage back end is it?
I'm confused as you mentioned earlier that the data could be pulled
through a URL.
Lowell

The following message was sent by "Jeff L." <nf10 at hotmail.com> on Wed,
27 Aug 2003 18:50:59 +0000.

> Hi David,
> 
> For a start i'm trying to run the demo, but once i have the demo
running, i 
> would try something more elaborated.
> 
> The option 2 sounds good by having the WMS. But it's seems that the
server 
> hosting the data have to run also MapServ. My remote server has no
business 
> intelligence, only a storage back end for the data.
> 
> Any example would be more than welcome.
> 
> Jeff
> 
> 
> >From: "Fawcett, David" <David.Fawcett at state.mn.us>
> >To: lfilak at medinaco.org,    mapserver-users at lists.gis.umn.edu,    "'Jeff 
> >L.'" <nf10 at hotmail.com>
> >Subject: RE: [Mapserver-users] Loading data from another server
> >Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2003 13:41:06 -0500
> >
> >As Lowell said below, you have two options:
> >
> >1.  To access the data directly, you have to configure your server(s) so 
> >that you can 'see' it as a directory in a path on your machine. 
SHAPEPATH 
> >has to be a valid path (not URL).
> >
> >I think that the key here is that based on the hardware and software 
> >platform and security scheme you are utilizing, you need to figure
out how 
> >to map/mount/access a remote drive.  This is more a question for your
admin 
> >than this list.
> >
> >2.  You can set up a WMS server using MapServer, which I haven't
done, but 
> >I understand isn't that hard.  Depending on the data that you need, you 
> >could also potentially hit an existing WMS server that contains the data.
> >
> >Heck, if this is just for a demo, you could possibly put the data on
a CD 
> >and point your SHAPEPATH to a folder on the CD.
> >
> >I think that the key here is that based on the hardware and software 
> >platform you are utilizing, you need to figure out how to
map/mount/access
> >
> > > ----------
> > > From: 	Jeff L.[SMTP:nf10 at hotmail.com]
> > > Sent: 	Wednesday, August 27, 2003 1:03 PM
> > > To: 	lfilak at medinaco.org; mapserver-users at lists.gis.umn.edu
> > > Subject: 	Re: [Mapserver-users] Loading data from another server
> > >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I went through the documentation "WMS client and WMS server", however 
> >it's
> > > seems that server location of the data have to have mapserver
installed. 
> >I
> > > might be wrong. And also there is no suggestion about replacing the
> > > "SHAPEPATH".
> > >
> > > My need is to run the demonstration project, but by decoupling the
data 
> >from
> > > the application.
> > > I can run the demo fine if every is installed in the same server.
Now i
> > > moved the shape data to another web server and want to be able to run 
> >the
> > > demonstration.
> > >
> > > My understanding is that i would be able to that by making
modifications 
> >to
> > > the .map file only. I guess i was wrong.
> > >
> > > If there is any example, how to run the demo (or another project)
using
> > > remote data, that would be great.
> > >
> > > Jeff Lacoste
> > >
> > >
> > > >From: "Lowell Filak"<lfilak at medinaco.org>
> > > >To: "Jeff L." <nf10 at hotmail.com>, lfilak at medinaco.org,
> > > >mapserver-users at lists.gis.umn.edu
> > > >Subject: Re: [Mapserver-users] Loading data from another server
> > > >Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2003 12:47:27 -0400
> > > >
> > > >http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?WMSMapServer
> > > >http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?WFSMapServer
> > > >HTH
> > > >Lowell
> > > >
> > > >The following message was sent by "Jeff L." <nf10 at hotmail.com> on
Wed,
> > > >27 Aug 2003 16:11:35 +0000.
> > > >
> > > > > Thanks Lowel for your answer. Could you please point me to how
to do
> > > >that ?
> > > > > a document or an url about accessing remote data would be great.
> > > > >
> > > > > Jeff Lacoste
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > >From: "Lowell Filak"<lfilak at medinaco.org>
> > > > > >To: "Jeff L." <nf10 at hotmail.com>,
mapserver-users at lists.gis.umn.edu
> > > > > >Subject: Re: [Mapserver-users] Loading data from another server
> > > > > >Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2003 12:05:50 -0400
> > > > > >
> > > > > >That format for accessing data requires that the data looks
like a
> > > >local
> > > > > >file whether it is network mounted or etc.
> > > > > >There is also an option of reading data in a WMS or WFS fashion 
> >from a
> > > > > >remote source.
> > > > > >HTH
> > > > > >Lowell
> > > > > >
> > > > > >The following message was sent by "Jeff L."
<nf10 at hotmail.com> on 
> >Wed,
> > > > > >27 Aug 2003 15:12:32 +0000.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > Hi,
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > I was wondering if the location of data used in MapServer
can be 
> >a
> > > > > >different
> > > > > > > location from the one where MapServer is running.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > I would like to run the MapServer in a server pointing to
data 
> >in
> > > > > >another
> > > > > > > server. I tried to change this tag in the .map file:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > SHAPEPATH "http://www.MyServer.com/data/"
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > There was an error:
> > > > > > > msOpenSHPFile(): Unable to access file. (MyLayerData)
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > My data do exist in the "http://www.MyServer.com/data/" 
> >location.
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > > > I'm using MapServer 3.6.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Jeff Lacoste
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > 
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