[Mapserver-users] communicating with arcmap

[Tyler Mitchell]

Welcome to the group.  Mapserver can provide maps in multiple formats, the 
most common in use is through a web page that has a map in it.  Non so 
common, being increasingly in popularity is the need to request a 
georeferenced image from mapserver.  In essence, this can be done using 
the Open GIS Consoritum Web Mapping Service (WMS) specification. MapServer 
can provide access to map data using this specification.  ArcMap 8.3 has 
an "interoperability" add-on that you can download for free from ESRI 
(link anyone?) that will allow you to access WMS data sources.  You will 
need access to a MapServer that is configure to provide WMS information.

Hope that helps.  Let me know if you need me to elaborate on any of these 
points.  There are others on the mailing list who do more WMS stuff than I 
do!!

Tyler

mapserver-users-admin at lists.gis.umn.edu wrote on 04/29/2004 09:39:39 AM:

> I´m in a beginner´s stage with Mapserver. I would appreciate if 
> someone could tell me if it´s possible to put arcmap and mapserver 
> working together... 
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