[mapserver-users] WMS in Google Earth

[Alexandre Dube]

Hi Frank,

  Didn't noticed this strange behavior in my application.  Even if in my 
metadata I set "wms_format" "image/png", the first link string as gif 
instead.  But I changed it to png and it remains to png for each request.

Cheers,

Alexandre

Frank Broniewski wrote:
> On Friday 03 October 2008 14:50:58 Alexandre Dube wrote:
>   
>> Tom,
>>
>>   The log told me : "SERVICE parameter missing"...  I must have done
>> something wrong with my first attempt because now it's working if I add
>> "service=WMS" in the Link string.
>>
>>   Thank you very much,
>>
>> Alexandre
>>
>> Alexandre Dube wrote:
>>     
>>> OK, I'll try that.
>>>
>>> Many thanks, Tom
>>>
>>> Alexandre
>>>
>>> Kralidis,Tom [Burlington] wrote:
>>>       
>>>> 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
>>>>>           
>
> Hi,
>
> though I am not using mapserver 5.2 but 5.02 ;-) I noticed a behavior from GE 
> always resetting the imageformat of the request string to image/gif. Maybe 
> this is your problem? So when leaving the WMS Parameters page check the 
> created URI in the link field for the correct imagetype.
>
> HTH Frank
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