[mapserver-users] Using UMN SOS with a database

[Jeff McKenna]

Carsten Heidmann wrote:
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> Hi,
> 
> is there any documentation available about setting up UMN Mapserver SOS
> with different data sources? I read the documentation at
> http://mapserver.org/ogc/sos_server.html which does not give me a clue
> about the necessary attributes let it be in a shapefile or in a database
> table. The only vague hints that I found are contained within the
> mailing list archives. Perhaps I am missing something very obvious, but
> it would be nice if someone could give me a hint.
> 

Hello Carsten,

One thought that I have is that you could look at the 'required' layer 
object metadata 
(http://mapserver.org/ogc/sos_server.html#layer-object-metadata), each 
required one should give you an idea of what attributes are required.

-jeff


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