WFS Problems

Thu May 4 02:10:50 EDT 2006

Hi Mark,

First, the onlineresource should include the mapfile. Second, try to start with a most simple mapfile to see if the system works at all. I suppose something like this is close to the minimum:

MAP
  NAME WFS-KARTTA
  STATUS ON
  EXTENT  2464000.000 6779500.000  2467000.000 6780000.000
  SIZE 1000 800
  UNITS METERS
  SHAPEPATH "d:/ms4w/apps/ms101/data"
  IMAGECOLOR 255 255 255
  WEB
    IMAGEPATH "d:/ms4w/apps/ms101/data"
    IMAGEURL "/MS_TMP/"
   METADATA
      "wfs_title"   "JRA test WFS-server"
      "wfs_onlineresource" "http://localhost:8060/cgi-bin/mapserv.exe?map=d:/ms4w/apps/ms101/data/jukkawfs.map&"
      "wfs_srs" "EPSG:2392"
   END
  END  
  PROJECTION
    "init=epsg:2392"
  END

LAYER
  NAME jukka
   METADATA
   "wfs_title"  "Jukan_lohkot"
   "gml_include_items" "all"
   END 
  TYPE POLYGON
  DATA jukka.shp
    PROJECTION
    "init=epsg:2393"
    END
  DUMP TRUE  
  STATUS DEFAULT
  CLASS
    NAME "jukka"
   OUTLINECOLOR 0 0 0
  END
END
END

Then you can start by sending WFS-request from browser, in my case this works:
http://localhost:8060/cgi-bin/mapserv.exe?map=d:/ms4w/apps/ms101/data/jukkawfs.map&SERVICE=WFS&VERSION=1.0.0&REQUEST=getfeature&TYPENAME=jukka

If you are receiving GML then you have quite a lot working correctly. Your browser may tell you that you are going to download "mapserv.exe", then just save it on a disk with some other name and open it with editor.

Next step is to try some real client, but all of them won't work. One that works for me is Cadcorp SIS map browser, that is a free download. It works in http "GET" mode, "POST" mode does not work. I suppose that the error is in Mapserver, and folks seem to start working on this problem. See recent posts about Mapserver, MapInfo and WMS.

So the URL to use with real clients is like:
http://localhost:8060/cgi-bin/mapserv.exe?map=d:/ms4w/apps/ms101/data/jukkawfs.map&

Regards,

-Jukka-

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Lähettäjä: UMN MapServer Users List puolesta: Mark Christiano
Lähetetty: ke 3.5.2006 20:35
Vastaanottaja: MAPSERVER-USERS at LISTS.UMN.EDU
Aihe: Re: [UMN_MAPSERVER-USERS] WFS Problems

Hi Tom,

I was hoping you could clarify for me the path name?

The path on my computer is
"C:/ms4w/apps/maplab-2.2.1/projects/gmf_projects/wfs_1.map"

So all together it would be
http://127.0.0.1/cgi-bin/mapserv.exe?map=C:/ms4w/apps/maplab-2.2.1/proje
cts/gmf_projects/wfs_1.map&version=1.0.0&service=WFS&request=GetCapabili
ties  ?

I tried this and got this as this error

getSymbol(): Symbol definition error. Parsing error near (LOCAL):(line
29)

Not sure where I am going wrong.

Thanks for the help.

Mark

-----Original Message-----
From: Kralidis,Tom [Burlington] [mailto:Tom.Kralidis at ec.gc.ca]
Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2006 12:29 PM
To: Mark Christiano; MAPSERVER-USERS at lists.umn.edu
Subject: RE: [UMN_MAPSERVER-USERS] WFS Problems

Hi Mark,

What happens when you try:

http://127.0.0.1/cgi-bin/mapserv.exe?map=$MAPFILE&version=1.0.0&service=
WFS&request=GetCapabilities

(where $MAPFILE is the file path to your .map file)

Also, you might want to take a look at the MapServer OGC Web Services
Workshop (http://www.maptools.org/ms4w/index.phtml?page=downloads.html).

Hope this helps.

..Tom

> -----Original Message-----
> From: UMN MapServer Users List
> [mailto:MAPSERVER-USERS at lists.umn.edu] On Behalf Of Mark Christiano
> Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2006 12:06 PM
> To: MAPSERVER-USERS at lists.umn.edu
> Subject: [UMN_MAPSERVER-USERS] WFS Problems
>
>
> Hi Everyone,
>
> My name is Mark Christiano, I am a research associate at the
> University of Rhode Island and we are working toward
> developing a WFS that conforms to the OGC standards.  I do a
> lot with GIS but not so much with web design. 
>
> Before I jump into getting to the OGC standards, I am having
> problems serving out the WFS data.
>
> I have been following the online document "WFS Servers with
> MapServer" And my map.doc look very similar to the on-line
> example.  Except that it does not work.
>
> I think the problem maybe with the wfs_onlineresource.  (I
> pretty much guess on that one)  For example, if I were to use
> Gaia to view this WFS, I am not sure what to web address to
> type in to view the data.
>
> All of the tests to see if the MapServer is working have come
> back positive.  The software seems to be configured correctly.
>
> I have pasted my Map File below.  I was hoping someone could
> give me some direction.
>
> Thanks a lot!
>
> Mark
>
> MAP
>   NAME "WFS"
>   STATUS ON
>   EXTENT 200000 22000 450000 370000
>   SIZE 400 600
>   SHAPEPATH "../../../../../../../..//maplab-2.2.1/data"
>   SYMBOLSET
> "../../../../../../../..//maplab-2.2.1/tutorial/etc/symbols.sym"
>   FONTSET
> "../../../../../../../..//maplab-2.2.1/tutorial/etc/fonts.txt"
>   IMAGECOLOR 255 255 255
>   UNITS FEET
>   WEB
>     IMAGEPATH "/ms4w/tmp/ms_tmp"
>     IMAGEURL "/ms_tmp/"
>     METADATA
>       "wfs_title"    "WFS Server"
>       "wfs_onlineresource"    "http://127.0.0.1/cgi-bin/mapserv.exe?"
>       "wfs_srs"    "EPSG:32130"
>       "ows_schemas_location"    ""
>     END
>   END
>   PROJECTION
>     "init=epsg:32130"
>   END
>   LAYER
>     NAME "State"
>     STATUS ON
>     DATA "../..//maplab-2.2.1/data/state"
>     TYPE POLYGON
>     CONNECTIONTYPE LOCAL
>     UNITS FEET
>     SIZEUNITS FEET
>     POSTLABELCACHE TRUE
>     METADATA
>       "wfs_title"    "State"
>       "gml_include_items"    "all"
>     END
>     PROJECTION
>       "init=epsg:32130"
>     END
>     DUMP TRUE
>     CLASS
>       NAME "Rhode Island"
>       STYLE
>         COLOR 200 255 0
>         OUTLINECOLOR 120 120 120
>       END
>     END
>   END
> END
>
> Mark Christiano
> 
> Research Associate
> Environmental Data Center
> University of Rhode Island
> 401-874-5054
> Mark at edc.uri.edu
>