FW: [Mapserver-users] RE: Topozone in the news ..

[Thomas E Burk]

>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: bob.basques at ci.stpaul.mn.us 
>> [mailto:bob.basques at ci.stpaul.mn.us] 
>> Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2003 3:02 PM
>> To: mapserver-users at lists.gis.umn.edu
>> Subject: Re: FW: [Mapserver-users] RE: Topozone in the news ..
>> 
>> 
>> All,
>> 
>> This topic has been interesting to follow.  I have a couple 
>> of comments
>> on it.
>> 
>> I'm wondering about alternative forms of service, still web based
>> though.  Certain aspects of mapping data distribution can be improved
>> with a variety of caching techniques for example, to name one, among
>> many.   what would be the best way to demonstrate/relate 
>> these types of
>> ideas to this partnership.  I would assume that one or both would be
>> interested in hearing from the general user base.
>>
>
>w.r.t. data distribution (download), this sounds like a good fit for the OGC
>Web Coverage Service (WCS) implementation specification
>(http://www.opengis.org/docs/03-065r6.pdf), which, from what I hear, will be
>implemented and supported by MapServer.  Is there any ETA on this
>functionality?
>
>..Tom
>

The work we are doing here on WCS is for the server side. It will commence soon 
and will be done in a few months.

Tom
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