[Mapserver-users] GetFeatureInfo: response with or without geometry

[Steve Lime]

You answered your own question. You can choose the format for the
results
GML vs. ascii vs ... but the content is up to the vendor. I guess the
reason
is to error on the side of completeness. 

Steve

>>> <bartvde at xs4all.nl> 10/24/2003 5:50:37 AM >>>
Hi list,

why does mapserver return the complete (including geometries) GML of
the
Feature when performing a GetFeatureInfo request? In my opinion, WMS
clients only visualize the non-geographical (alphanumerical) attributes
of
a feature when they ask for attribute info.

In some cases with large multipolygons there is a lot of GML
transported
over the wire which is not used anyway.

If I interpreted the OGC specs correctly, the WMS vendor is free what
kind
of information he returns in his GetFeatureInfo response.

Best regards,
Bart
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