[mapserver-users] how to create a base map and serve it with WMS

[Mark Korver]

How you approach this depends on a number of variables.

Because rasters tend to stress both your server resources and network
bandwidth to client, how far you go in optimizing your system is a
function of the expected amount of data access ( # of users X
frequency of access ), the expectations of users ( what is fast enough
) and of course how much data do you have to serve.

Generally, base raster layers are static and if you are using
openlayers and want it to work like Gmaps then you probably want to
think of serving and caching tiles.  MapServer can do all of that, but
there are other projects like MapProxy that may simplify a
multi-server load-balanced type setup.

On Thu, Jul 21, 2011 at 9:55 AM, jk <jk.chen at sdl.usu.edu> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm working on a defense project. I have a collection of world map rasters
> (in CADRG) of various resolution. I need to WMS-service these CADRG files
> (as a base map, like that of Google map). I'm wondering how to make these
> happen? What kind of technologies? Which one is the most straightforward?
>
> Ideas are appreciated.
>
> (I'm 3-months new into map; implemeneted a client side with OpenLayers....
> Installed a WMS... that's all I have so far).
>
> Thank you.
>
> JK
>
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