[mapserver-users] wcs_timeposition: explicit listing or start/endrange?

[Alexander Petkov]

OK, I will see how I can do that.

A brief glance at the code shows intent to figure out time positions
from the wcs_timeitem parameter if  wcs_timeposition is being set to
"AUTO"

Alex

On Fri, Aug 15, 2008 at 10:59 AM, Steve Lime <Steve.Lime at dnr.state.mn.us> wrote:
> Hi Alex: A present no,  you have to be explicit. If you file a bug I'll make sure this
> gets synced with the WMS implementation.
>
> Steve
>
>>>> On 8/15/2008 at 10:49 AM, in message
> <e32c6ce00808150849o3163ca04j89a8f5db801eee73 at mail.gmail.com>, "Alexander
> Petkov" <greenkov at gmail.com> wrote:
>> I am trying to allow data downloads via a GetCoverage requests from a
>> mapserver-backed web coverage service.
>>
>>>From the documentation, it would appear that the  wcs_timeposition in
>> a layers'  metadata section can specify the start and end time
>> positions for the layer.
>> wcs_timeposition
>>
>>     * Description: (Optional) A list of the start and end time of a
>> given coverage (i.e. "2000-11-11T11:11:11Z,2001-11-11T11:11:11Z"),
>> used when advertising GetCapabilities.
>>
>> However, in practice, it looks like each time position needs to be
>> listed explicitly, or else an exception is thrown:
>> <ServiceExceptionReport version="1.2.0"
>> xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.opengis.net/ogc
>> http://schemas.opengis.net/wcs/1.0.0/OGC-exception.xsd">
>> <ServiceException code="InvalidParameterValue" locator="time">
>> msWCSGetCoverage(): WCS server error. The coverage does not have a
>> time position of 2005-12-20.
>>
>> </ServiceException>
>> </ServiceExceptionReport>
>>
>> Is it possible to define the time extent with start and end time
>> stamps, and time resolution, similar to the wms_timeextent parameter?
>> Otherwise, my time position list would end up being rather long for a
>> coverage that has data for several years...
>>
>> TIA,
>> Alex
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