[mapserver-users] RE: Documentation for serving large raster images using tile cache.

Tue Oct 28 20:11:28 PDT 2008

Hi Asif,

I downloaded the demo.tif file that you sent earlier, and the
itasca_demo.map from you rprevious email.  I changed the path in the DATA
portion of the LAYER section to point to my filesystem,
    DATA "/var/www/mapfiles/itasca/demo.tif"

and also changed the EXTENT to this:
  EXTENT  -0.9194182 -4.2013292 -0.9002422 -4.1870152

This matches the extent of the file when you run gdalinfo against it (min_x
min_y max_x Max_y).

With these changes, I'm able to view the file with the following URL:
http://localhost/cgi-bin/mapserv?map=/var/www/mapfiles/itasca/itasca_demo.map&mode=map

(Note, I'm running this in Linux, so paths and URLs are going to be slightly
different than yours)

Try changing your EXTENT entry to match mine, that might do the trick.
--

On Tue, Oct 28, 2008 at 3:45 PM, Asif Memon <mmemon at sdsc.edu> wrote:

>  Thanks Roger.
>
>
>
> I don't see any errors now, but no image appears in the browser(the browser
> is blank). I made minor changes to the map file that you sent me (about the
> paths, attached is the file).
>
>
>
> The URL that I am using in the browser is
> http://localhost:9090/cgi-bin/mapserv.exe?map=C:\Asif\work\devtools\MMS\ms4w\Apache\htdocs\mapdemo\itasca_demo.map&mode=map<http://localhost:9090/cgi-bin/mapserv.exe?map=C:%5CAsif%5Cwork%5Cdevtools%5CMMS%5Cms4w%5CApache%5Chtdocs%5Cmapdemo%5Citasca_demo.map&mode=map>
>
>
>
> Please correct me if anything is wrong in the URL or in the map file.
>
>
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Asif Memon
>
>
>
>
>
> *From:* Roger André [mailto:randre at gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Tuesday, October 28, 2008 3:17 PM
>
> *To:* Asif Memon
> *Cc:* mapserver-users at lists.osgeo.org
> *Subject:* Re: [mapserver-users] RE: Documentation for serving large
> raster images using tile cache.
>
>
>
> Hi Asif,
>
> Ok, here's a new mapfile that you can try.  Change your request to point to
> this one, and see if you get an image back in your browser.
>
> Roger
> --
>
> On Tue, Oct 28, 2008 at 2:06 PM, Asif Memon <mmemon at sdsc.edu> wrote:
>
> I believe one of the "END" was missing at the end of the file, I have added
> that. This resolves the earlier error and generated a new one - msDrawMap():
> Image handling error. Unable to initialize image. msPrepareImage(): General
> error message. Image dimensions not specified. msCalculateScale(): General
> error message. Invalid image extent, minx=-1.000000, miny=-1.000000,
> maxx=-1.000000, maxy=-1.000000. mapserv(): Web application error. No way to
> generate map extent.
>
>
>
> Any help is much appreciated?
>
>
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Asif Memon
>
>
>
> *From:* Asif Memon
> *Sent:* Tuesday, October 28, 2008 1:48 PM
> *To:* 'Roger André'
>
>
> *Cc:* 'mapserver-users at lists.osgeo.org'
>
> *Subject:* RE: [mapserver-users] RE: Documentation for serving large
> raster images using tile cache.
>
>
>
> No, TileCache didn't come with that. I am trying to view any image right
> now to see an example of serving an image into Mapserver.
>
>
>
> I changed the path of the WMS URL(
> http://localhost:9090/cgi-bin/mapserv.exe?map=C:\Asif\work\devtools\MMS\ms4w\Apache\htdocs\mapdemo\demo.map&mode=map<http://localhost:9090/cgi-bin/mapserv.exe?map=C:%5CAsif%5Cwork%5Cdevtools%5CMMS%5Cms4w%5CApache%5Chtdocs%5Cmapdemo%5Cdemo.map&mode=map>)
> and the error I am getting now is - msLoadMap(): Premature End-of-File.
>
>
>
> I ran the GDAL tile cache command on a .tif image to create the shape files
> using (gdaltindex doq_index.shp doq/*.tif). Also, I made some changes in the
> map file. Attached is the most updated map file along with the shape files.
>
>
>
> Could you please take a look at it.
>
>
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Asif Memon
>
>
>
> *From:* Roger André [mailto:randre at gmail.com]
>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, October 28, 2008 1:22 PM
> *To:* Asif Memon
>
> *Subject:* Re: [mapserver-users] RE: Documentation for serving large
> raster images using tile cache.
>
>
>
> Sorry I assumed that the index.html file was the one that came with
> TileCache.  Is that not correct?
> --
>
> On Tue, Oct 28, 2008 at 1:02 PM, Asif Memon <mmemon at sdsc.edu> wrote:
>
> Thanks for your reply.
>
>
>
> Attached is the map file. I do not have the any tilecache.cfg file. From
> the error(msLoadMap(): Unable to access file. (/path/to/demo.map)), it
> appears the map file is not accessible.
>
>
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Asif Memon
>
>
>
>
>
> *From:* Roger André [mailto:randre at gmail.com]
>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, October 28, 2008 12:53 PM
> *To:* Asif Memon
>
> *Cc:* mapserver-users at lists.osgeo.org
>
>
> *Subject:* Re: [mapserver-users] RE: Documentation for serving large
> raster images using tile cache.
>
>
>
> Hi Asif,
>
> Are you able to view a map when you go to "
> http://localhost:9090/cgi-bin/mapserv.exe?map=/path/to/itasca.map&mode=map"
> ?  Also, can you send a copy of your mapfile, and of your tilecache.cfg
> files?
>
> Roger
> --
>
> On Tue, Oct 28, 2008 at 11:15 AM, Asif Memon <mmemon at sdsc.edu> wrote:
>
> Hi Roger,
>
>
>
> I followed the instructions on the documentation and setup the map server
> and demo, when I try to execute the index.html, I get this error - msLoadMap():
> Unable to access file. (http://localhost:9090/mapdemo/itasca.map)
>
>
>
> Do you know what could be it?
>
>
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Asif Memon
>
>
>
> *From:* Roger André [mailto:randre at gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Monday, October 20, 2008 1:38 PM
> *To:* Gregor Mosheh
> *Cc:* Asif Memon; mapserver-users at lists.osgeo.org
> *Subject:* Re: [mapserver-users] RE: Documentation for serving large
> raster images using tile cache.
>
>
>
> Hi Asif,
>
> Best thing to do is take a look at these 2 docs first:
> - http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/docs/howto/raster_data
> - http://tilecache.org/readme.html
>
> Once you have the ability to see your raster in MapServer via a "mode=map"
> request, then you will have to decide how you wish to view your data
> afterwards.  There are different things to do in TileCache depending on
> whether you wish to view the data in OpenLayers, or over Google Maps/MS VE.
> --
>
> On Mon, Oct 20, 2008 at 12:01 PM, Gregor Mosheh <gregor at hostgis.com>
> wrote:
>
> Asif Memon wrote:
>
> Could someone please point me to the documentation for serving large (2GB
> to 3GB) raster images using tile cache. I want to use Minnesota Map Server
> and GDAL to achieve this.
>
>
>
> You'll want to ask the TileCache list about that, likely. Once you have
> MapServer actually serving up the imagery, get your client using MapServer
> or WMS (I like OpenLayers, myself). Then install TileCache and change the OL
> app to use TC's URL instead of MapServer's. Easy.
>
> But you may want to install OpenLayers and get it working with MapServer
> first, then hit up the OL and TC mailing lists.
>
> --
> Gregor Mosheh / Greg Allensworth    BS, A+, Network+, Security+, Server+
> System Administrator, Lead Programmer
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