[mapserver-users] Mapserver consuming Google Maps

[Pavel Iacovlev]

Bing as WMS Maps

http://integrate.onterrasys.com/WMSforWebMaps/

On Tue, Sep 22, 2009 at 6:53 PM, Jay Kapalczynski
<jkapalczynski at ci.maple-grove.mn.us> wrote:
> How do I write code (map File) to consume aerial images (not obliques) from Google maps or Bing etc.
>
> This is an example of a few services that I am consuming right now...
>
> BUT need the aerials....I assume that I can consume the aerials just as you see in Bing or Google Maps..
>
> Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
>
>        <map title="Weather Radar" default="false" zindex="-1">
>                <file>http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/cgi-bin/wms/nexrad/n0r.cgi?LAYERS=nexrad-n0r&SERVICE=WMS&VERSION=1.1.1&REQUEST=GetMap&STYLES=&FORMAT=image/png&SRS=EPSG:26915&BBOX=%MINX%,%MINY%,%MAXX%,%MAXY%&WIDTH=%WIDTH%&HEIGHT=%HEIGHT%&TRANSPARENT=TRUE</file>
>        </map>
>
>        <map title="Infrared Satellite" default="false" zindex="-1">
>                <file>http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/cgi-bin/wms/nexrad/conus_ir.cgi?LAYERS=nexrad-ir&SERVICE=WMS&VERSION=1.1.1&REQUEST=GetMap&STYLES=&FORMAT=image/png&SRS=EPSG:26915&BBOX=%MINX%,%MINY%,%MAXX%,%MAXY%&WIDTH=%WIDTH%&HEIGHT=%HEIGHT%&TRANSPARENT=TRUE</file>
>        </map>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Christopher Schmidt [mailto:crschmidt at metacarta.com]
> Sent: Monday, September 21, 2009 4:14 PM
> To: Jay Kapalczynski
> Subject: Re: [mapserver-users] Mapserver consuming Google Maps
>
> On Mon, Sep 21, 2009 at 03:49:54PM -0500, Jay Kapalczynski wrote:
>> I am trying to see if there is a way to consume the Aerial images from Google Maps inside a map server / open layers application.  Not the obliques...
>> Is this at all possible?  Even fee based....
>
> OpenLayers does this by design. (It is not a 'Desktop client'.)
>
> So yes.
>
> If you want more information, send mail to a mailing list, rather than to
> me personally.
>
> -- Chris
>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: mapserver-users-bounces at lists.osgeo.org [mailto:mapserver-users-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Christopher Schmidt
>> Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 12:16 PM
>> To: Marco Foi (marco.foi)
>> Cc: Rahkonen Jukka; mapserver-users at lists.osgeo.org
>> Subject: Re: [mapserver-users] Mapserver consuming Google Maps
>>
>> On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 05:13:53PM +0200, Marco Foi (marco.foi) wrote:
>> > Some time ago a similar issue was raised among UDig users and the conclusion was that:
>> > IT IS NOT POSSIBLE to consume Google Maps in Desktop clients.
>>
>> This isn't strictly true. Desktop clients which are capable of embedding
>> a browser can use the browser, render a scene, take the resulting image,
>> and display that to the client. There are a number of clients which
>> do exactly that in OpenStreetMap editors, for example.
>>
>> However, this is obviousl significantly more complex than just fetching the
>> tiles, which is the way most people discuss doing it.
>>
>> Anything is possible, but that doesn't mean it will be easy.
>>
>> Regards,
>> --
>> Christopher Schmidt
>> MetaCarta
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> Christopher Schmidt
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