Is it possible to use ArcExplorer 2.0 as client for maserver?

[Brent Fraser]

Janeks,

Generally, ESRI's products WILL work with MapServer IF the ESRI application
supports the OGIS WMS (for raster data) or WFS (for vector data)
specification.

Another way to connect Mapserver and ESRI applications is to write a
MapServer/ArcIMS wrapper to make a Mapserver look like an ArcIMS server.
Some people on this list have done that; it requires server-side scripting,
and a knowledge of the ArcIMS protocol and Mapserver CGI or WMS protocols.

As for ArcExplorer 2.0, it appears it will connect to ArcIMS so you could
try the wrapper
approach.  ArcExplorer 4.0.1 Java Edition + Interoperability Extension
supports WMS, but
I'm not sure that's available any more.  ESRI has released ArcExplorer 9.0 ,
but no interoperability extension yet (that I could find).

Brent Fraser

----- Original Message -----
From: "Janeks Kamerovskis" <janeks.kamerovskis at SILVA.LV>
To: <MAPSERVER-USERS at LISTS.UMN.EDU>
Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2005 1:02 AM
Subject: [UMN_MAPSERVER-USERS] Is it possible to use ArcExplorer 2.0 as
client for maserver?


> Probably dummy question...
> ;-)
>
> Janeks