AW: [Mapserver-users] what is WMS?

Tue May 27 11:52:52 PDT 2003

Hi,
have a look at this:
http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/doc36/wms-server-howto.html

WMS (Web Map Service) is an OGC specifictaion describing how to ask a map
server in a predefined (or rather: *specified*) way for a map. UMN MapServer
can be asked *directly* in a proprietary way or through the WMS interface.
Using the WMS interface helps if you want to load the map which comes from
MapServer into a client that does not know what UMN MapServer ist but does
know how to ask a WMS. On the other hand the WMS interface has less
possibilities for interactive functionality.

Cheers, Arnulf.

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Gesendet: Freitag, 23. Mai 2003 11:33
An: mapserver-users at lists.gis.umn.edu
Betreff: [Mapserver-users] what is WMS?

Hi !

I don't understand what is exactly WMS and what it do with Mapserver ?

Thanks a lot,

    Benoit

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