Implementing Mapserver and AJAX (Need info and advice)

[P Kishor]

if you are interested in Google Maps + MapServer, take a look at
<http://ecoservices.eidesis.org>

On 2/8/07, Bradley Mclain <bradleym06 at hotmail.com> wrote:
> Well I decided to give Openlayers a go and so far ive tried setting up the
> Mapfiel for WMS support and I've attached what I've done so far I've got no
> idea whether or not this is right but can you take a look and see.
>
> Also how do I setup open layer I simply pasted the lib directory files into
> my apache lib directory and then the .js file from build into the apache
> build directory is this correct?
>
> If so, how do I go about calling the map file into openlayers?
>
> Brad
>
>
> >From: Gregor Mosheh <gregor at HOSTGIS.COM>
> >Reply-To: Gregor Mosheh <gregor at HOSTGIS.COM>
> >To: MAPSERVER-USERS at LISTS.UMN.EDU
> >Subject: Re: [UMN_MAPSERVER-USERS] Implementing Mapserver and AJAX (Need
> >info and advice)
> >Date: Thu, 8 Feb 2007 17:35:58 -0700
> >
> > > AJAX style functionality (like Google Maps, with smooth panning and zoom
> > > etc).
> > > I was looking for advice on what it the best way of going about this,
> >the
> > > two products I have come across are ka-map and msCross.
> >
> >I've been disappointed with ka-Map, but have been very excited and pleased
> >with OpenLayers (www.openlayers.org) It involves setting up your mapfile
> >to act as a WMS server, then using OpenLayers to read from that WMS. Once
> >you get it working, check out TileCache for an extra bit of complexity and
> >performance.
> >
> >
> > > The final step in the process that I want to achieve is to either:
> > > 1) Import Google Maps layers into mapserver to use as a base then
> >overlay
> > > my custom maps
> > > or
> > > 2) Use Google Maps to import mapserver as a custom overlay.
> >
> >#2 is definitely easy to achieve. Set up your mapfile for WMS, then do a
> >Google for "using wms in google maps" and you'll see how to overlay youor
> >WMS into it.
> >
> >#1, I've heard (grain of salt, anyone?) that that's a violation of
> >Google's terms of use and that they keep sabotaging efforts to do that.
> >Perhaps somebody's heard otherwise or something has changed.
> >
> >
> >At any rate, going with OpenLayers instead of Google Maps would get around
> >some concerns you may have about your content, e.g. Google's terms of use,
> >the map not being 100% freely public, the content of the map, or plain old
> >caprice on Google's part.
>


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Nelson Inst. for Env. Studies, UW-Madison http://www.nelson.wisc.edu/
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