Labeling Question

[Bart van den Eijnden]

I don't know the answer to your first question.

But re question 2.

WMS format can be an image format, so eg png or gif. Depends on what the WMS server supports, this is usually a list of available formats. Which one Mapserver uses is determined by the wms_format METADATA, see also:

http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/doc46/wms-client-howto.html

Only WFS, ie Web Feature Service, provides GML and so actual features. They can be rendered then using Mapserver STYLES just as you would render shapefiles.

Best regards,
Bart

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>>> magnus gmail <mvanrensburgnews at GMAIL.COM> 07/29/05 12:02pm >>>
Hi,

First question:
Does mapserver "label collision mediation" work per layer or is it done accross all the layers in the map?

Second question:
When you add a wms layer to a map file, in what format is the data from that wms service for that layer received? Is it in gml (vector data) or 
is it an image of the extent requested? Does mapserver do image composition from wms layers in a map or does it render the vector data from that layer on the server side?

Sorry about all the compound questions.
Hope you can inlighten me.

Magnus Janse van Rensburg

www.AgileWorks.co.za