[mapserver-users] WMS identify within ArcGIS

[David Hildebrand]

Mark:

 

I did a bit of digging and discovered a couple of things with respect to
GML encoding.  The ESRI documentation states that GML is supported and,
in fact, encouraged with WFS services
(http://webhelp.esri.com/arcgisserver/9.3/dotNet/index.htm#wfs_service.h
tm).  However, because WMS services are not designed to deliver
geographic data but simply map images GML is not supported from WMS
services.  ArcGIS desktop does, indeed, support GML from WFS services
and the Data Interoperability extension extends that support to a number
of different schemas
(http://webhelp.esri.com/arcgisdesktop/9.3/index.cfm?TopicName=An_overvi
ew_of_GML_support_in_ArcGIS).  I'm not sure, however, if the Data
Interoperability extension would be required.  I suspect not but I may
be wrong.  In short, if you want to use GML for attribute encoding in
ArcMap, set up your service as WFS and try it.  Otherwise, text/html
might just have to suffice.

 

Hope this helps.

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[mailto:mapserver-users-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of David
Hildebrand
Sent: Friday, November 12, 2010 12:02 PM
To: Mark Volz
Cc: mapserver-users at lists.osgeo.org
Subject: RE: [mapserver-users] WMS identify within ArcGIS

 

Mark:

 

Apparently I was in error.  I restarted apache this morning and when I
loaded the layer in question into ArcMap and did an "Identify" I got the
results I wanted.  I am not an apache guru so I'm not exactly sure what
I did right.  

 

In the WEB>METADATA section of my map file I have the line
"wms_feature_info_mime_type" "text/html".  For each layer have the lines

 

  TEMPLATE "layer.html"

  DUMP TRUE

 

The html template as well as the relevant map files are attached.

 

This configuration works for text/html output but I'm not sure if ESRI
supports GML.  Hope this helps.

 

 

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David V. Hildebrand
Agriculture Financial Services Corporation
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[mailto:mapserver-users-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of David
Hildebrand
Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 2010 5:02 PM
To: mapserver-users at lists.osgeo.org
Cc: Mark Volz
Subject: RE: [mapserver-users] WMS identify within ArcGIS

 

It seems that ArcMap only supports text/plain output for WMS info_format
even when requested otherwise.  To my knowledge this format does not
return attribute values but simply feature numbers (someone correct me
if I am wrong).  I have a support call into ESRI even as we speak so I
will pass that information along when I get it.

 

Till later,

 

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David V. Hildebrand
Agriculture Financial Services Corporation
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[mailto:mapserver-users-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Mark Volz
Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 2010 2:58 PM
To: mapserver-users at lists.osgeo.org
Subject: [mapserver-users] WMS identify within ArcGIS

 

Hello,

I am trying to set up Mapserver as a WMS server.  Currently I can draw
maps.  However, I am having trouble getting the server to support
Identify, specifically within ArcGIS.

Does anyone have an example map file and template that allows WMS
Identify in ArcGIS.

Thank You

Mark Volz

GIS Specialist

Lyon County, MN

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