[Mapserver-users] WMS Capabilities and ScaleHint

[Christina Biakowski]

Hello,

we would like to use the ScaleHint-tag of the WMS Capabilities-Document for
some functions in our WMS Client.
For example I have a layer with

MINSCALE 0
MAXSCALE 6000000

using a planar projection (Gauss-Krüger (epsg:31493), map units meters).

This is what I get in the Capabilities-document:
- <Layer queryable="0">
  <Name>patch</Name>
  <Title>patch</Title>
  <SRS>epsg:31494</SRS>
  <LatLonBoundingBox minx="10.8144" miny="49.2336" maxx="11.432"
maxy="49.6507" />
  <BoundingBox SRS="EPSG:31494" minx="4.41439e+006" miny="5.45572e+006"
maxx="4.45865e+006" maxy="5.50159e+006" />

  <ScaleHint min="0" max="2993.42" />

  </Layer>

Now I wonder in which units the ScaleHint is displayed, I tried it with inch
an miles but it does not fit.

Thank you in advance for any hint.

Regards,

Christina