[mapserver-users] WMS in Google Earth

[Kralidis,Tom [Burlington]]

Right, those may or may not have MapServer WMSs with the service= required behaviour.

That said, I can connect a WMS from my local ms4w to Google Earth without problem.

Try this and check your web logs.  See the actual request passed by GE, and this should help you diagnose the issue.

Since you are using 5.2.0, I would not suspect it's an issue of a missing styles= parameter.

..Tom



-----Original Message-----
From: Alexandre Dube [mailto:adube at mapgears.com]
Sent: Fri 03-Oct-08 08:09
To: Kralidis,Tom [Burlington]
Cc: MAPSERVER USERS
Subject: Re: [mapserver-users] WMS in Google Earth
 
Hi Tom,

Thanks for your reply, but unfortunately that didn't solved the problem. 
In fact, the existing WMS servers in GE, don't use "service=WMS" in any 
"Link" string and they work...

However, the wms_onlineresource IS always the first part of the "Link" 
string, not the actual local link you copy/paste when in the "WMS 
Parameters" menu... Does this means that GE don't accept local 
wms_onlineresource ? I think this could make sense...

Any ideas ?

Alexandre


Kralidis,Tom [Burlington] wrote:
>  
>
>   
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: mapserver-users-bounces at lists.osgeo.org 
>> [mailto:mapserver-users-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of 
>> Alexandre Dube
>> Sent: 02 October, 2008 4:40 PM
>> To: MAPSERVER USERS
>> Subject: Re: [mapserver-users] WMS in Google Earth
>>
>> Back with my local WMS on GE problem.  I think it has 
>> something to do with the wms_onlineresource in WEB METADATA.
>>
>> I downloaded the gmap datas, which are already in GE as the 
>> last WMS service available, to be able to test locally what 
>> is already working on the internet.  At first, it worked in 
>> GE.  Then, I noticed that the wms_onlineresource was set to :
>>     "http://www2.dmsolutions.ca/cgi-bin/mswms_gmap?"
>> which seemed wrong to me, because my other map doesn't exist 
>> on the internet, only locally.
>>
>> So I changed it to :
>>     
>> "http://127.0.0.1:port/cgi-bin/mapserv?map=/my/local/path/gmap
>> 75_wms.map&"
>> and then I doesn't work anymore...  also tried :
>>     "http://127.0.0.1:port/cgi-bin/mapserv?"
>> no result...
>>
>> I must be close the the answer.  I have searched a lot over 
>> the internet but I haven't found anything yet.  Any hints ?
>>
>> Alexandre
>>
>> Alexandre Dube wrote:
>>     
>>> Hi list,
>>>
>>>  I'm trying to figure how to setup my own wms layer in GE.  So far, 
>>> I'm able to see each layer in the "WMS Parameters", but if I select 
>>> any, I get a big red X, meaning it's not working...
>>>
>>>  If I copy the "Link" created by GE, paste it in a browser, add 
>>> "&SERVICE=WMS&BBOX=-180,-90,180,90", then I get a map.  So, I don't 
>>> really know what I'm missing here.  Any hint ?  I use 
>>>       
>> mapserver 5.2.0 
>>     
>>> on Linux.
>>>
>>>       
>
> This might be due to the SERVICE parameter missing WMS GetMap request.
> If you, once you add the layer, right click and select "Properties",
> adding "&service=WMS" to the Link string, you should be able to get a
> valid map image returned.
>
> That said, I thought we lifted the service param from WMS GetMap
> requests (GetMap sans service= works for me in svn trunk).
>
> ..Tom
>   


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Alexandre Dubé
Mapgears
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