Do Mapserver enables distributed processing spatial data?

[Luis Angel Monge De La Cruz]

Thanks for the suggestions. These options sound good.

But the reason to have the database in more than one computer, is that
really so are available, it is unlikely that the information is integrated
into a single site, the application is for risk management, where there are
layers of information disseminated in several locations, including various
sources, such as graphics files, dbf, and postgresql. I am currently
studying for a master and my idea is to propose improvements to mapserver in
this regard.  ¿how? Developing a mechanism to be included in the file. Map
more than one source to a layer, so something like a mirror, and that the
choice of the server is based not only on the availability of the source,
also the bandwidth , reliability and others.
















On Dec 3, 2007 6:49 PM, Milo van der Linden <mlinden at zeelandnet.nl> wrote:

>  No, mapserver cannot switch automatically unless you tell it to in a php
> script or something.
>
> But why put these databases on two computers? Why not use a single server
> that is always on and holds the database?
>
> There are many ways to achieve this, but that is basically no mapserver
> issue.
>
> First of all, storing gis data on a single computer always makes it stand
> alone. Storing it on a server makes it available to the server and to
> servers with rights on that particular server via the network.
>
> Best thing I would do if I where you:
>
>
> - Set up a postGIS spatial database and provide both workstations with
> access. If you use qGIS or openJump as the GIS client, this is a very
> workable situation.
>
> - If you want to do the same, but with a more commercial solution;
> consider MapInfo with SQL-server Spatialware or ArcView with SDE.
>
> Databases have the advantage that they are designed to be multi-user where
> as GIS data most of the time is not.
>
>
>
>
> Luis Angel Monge De La Cruz schreef:
>
> Hi!
>
> This is my question. Do Mapserver enables distributed processing spatial
> data?
>
> Information
> - Two computers
> - Each computer has a spatial database
> - What happen?. If I want to obtain a spatial data from the computer # 1
> through mapserver and is not available this database. Can mapserver look so
> automatic that spatial data in the database from the computer computer # 2?
>
>
>
> --
>
>
>  Milo van der Linden
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