[mapserver-users] Filter

[Bart van den Eijnden]

Hi,

will the Filter encoding be available in both the WFS and WMS interface of 
mapserver?
With WMS I refer to the option Tom mentioned, by querying a WMS with a 
Filter and using an SLD to render to selected features.

Thanks,
Bart

On Fri, 29 Aug 2003 16:47:37 -0400, Yewondwossen Assefa 
<assefa at dmsolutions.ca> wrote:

> The filter encoding with the WFS should be available in Mapserver at the 
> end of September. Note though that all the filter types will not be 
> supported (only those that fit the existing query functions already 
> availabe in Mapserver will be available).
>
> Later,
>
> Tom.Kralidis at ccrs.nrcan.gc.ca wrote:
>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: bartvde at xs4all.nl [mailto:bartvde at xs4all.nl]
>>> Sent: Friday, August 29, 2003 6:39 AM
>>> To: mapserver-users at lists.gis.umn.edu
>>> Subject: [Mapserver-users] [mapservers-users] Web Feature Server
>>>
>>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I have a few questions about the WFS interface of mapserver:
>>>
>>> -can mapserver WFS be used on any data type that can be used for WMS? I
>>> assume it will only apply to all of the vector data types.
>>>
>>
>>
>> Right.
>>
>>
>>> -can it be used to select features in a box? What type of WFS request
>>> syntax is used for this? <Inside>?
>>>
>>
>>
>> Or:
>>
>> <Not>
>> <Disjoint>
>> <PropertyName>GEOMETRY</PropertyName>
>> <gml:Box srsName="EPSG:4326">
>> <gml:coordinates>-140,40,-139,41</gml:coordinates>
>> </gml:Box>
>> </Disjoint>
>> </Not>
>>
>>> -are there plans for the next release(s) to incorporate the Filter 
>>> syntax
>>> so geographical and alphanumerical searches can be combined?
>>>
>>
>>
>> There are plans to support Filter grammar and SLD, however the DM 
>> Solutions
>> guys can give estimated release dates.
>>
>> ..Tom
>>
>> =================================
>> Tom Kralidis
>> Systems Scientist
>> Canada Centre for Remote Sensing
>> Tel: +01-613-947-1828
>> http://www.cgdi.ca/
>> =================================
>>
>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Bart
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