Fwd: [UMN_MAPSERVER-USERS] ksumap: free mapserver powered GIS data hosting

[Dave Fuhry]

(copying the list)

Lars,

   ksumap can serve your data to WMS/WFS clients using the url
http://ksumap.geog.kent.edu/[service_name]/ows

   More information on that is in the "WMS and WFS" tab in control
panel and in the faq entry at http://ksumap.geog.kent.edu/faq.php#faq5

   But to answer your question directly, there is no interface for
adding external WMS / WFS layers to your map just yet.  I will keep it
in mind and let you know when progress has been made in this area.

Thanks,

Dave

On 2/17/06, Lars Nielsen (GisPro) <LVN at gispro.dk> wrote:
> Hi Dave,
>
> Damn good initiative, Cheers. Been thinking along the same lines myself, but
> has sofar been without access to a suitable server.
>
> Can a service at your site utilize external WMS/WFS services at the moment ?
>
> Best regards / Med venlig hilsen
> Lars Nielsen
> GisPro, Denmark
> http://www.gispro.dk
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dave Fuhry" <dfuhry at GMAIL.COM>
> To: <MAPSERVER-USERS at LISTS.UMN.EDU>
> Sent: Friday, February 17, 2006 3:41 AM
> Subject: [UMN_MAPSERVER-USERS] ksumap: free mapserver powered GIS data
> hosting
>
>
> Lots of sites will host your email, blog, or photo galleries for free,
> but I don't know of any that  do the same for your GIS data.  So I
> created one.  It targets users who may lack the hardware, expertise,
> or time to set up their own Mapserver environment.
>
> To try it out, create a zip file containing your project's shapefiles
> and/or geotiff images.  Upload the zip file to the ksumap site.  Up
> comes the familiar zoomable, pannable, queryable map interface.  From
> there you can use the control panel page to customize symbology,
> update or add data, and view the mapfile.  The data is accessible via
> WMF/WFS too.  Basically, this is free GIS hosting.  The Geography
> Department of Kent State University generously hosts this for me at:
>
> http://ksumap.geog.kent.edu/
>
> I'd appreciate any thoughts on how to make this a really handy GIS
> tool.  In particular I would love to get the advice and/or
> constructive criticism of anyone with experience hosting
> mapserver-based services in business or academia.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Dave Fuhry
>
>