[mapserver-users] Mapserver + PostGIS ==> Blank Screen

cheryl buckley cheryl.bckl at gmail.com
Sun Feb 12 17:06:48 EST 2012


Hi Brent,

Thanks for your reply.

The SRS my data is stored in WGS84.

Unfortunately, I am not getting configuration file right. I adjusted the
map EXTENT to something smaller,

Map

Extent 16 -28 25 -16


The layer extent I also adjusted to the output image of the contour data,

Layer

Extent 17.002 -20.965 18.007 -20.002

I played around with the figures a little but I get this error message at
all times,

"msDrawMap(): Image handling error. Failed to draw layer named 'Contour'.
msPostGISLayerWhichShapes(): Query error. Error (ERROR: function
geomfromtext(unknown, integer) does not exist LINE 1: ...R'),'hex') as
geom,"gid" from atest where geom && GeomFromTe... ^ HINT: No function
matches the given name and argument types. You might need to add explicit
type casts. ) executing query: select
encode(ST_AsBinary(ST_Force_2D("geom"),'NDR'),'hex') as geom,"gid" from
atest where geom && GeomFromText('POLYGON((15.8348164627364
-28,15.8348164627364 -16,25.1651835372636 -16,25.1651835372636
-28,15.8348164627364 -28))',4326)"

Since this is my first time configurating a mapfile, I am unsure of what is
essential and what not, thus, I copied and pasted the script and adjusted
it to my CONNECTION details. I am not too sure whether it is vital to have
both a "map extent" and a "layer extend"?

Do you perhaps have any hints in this regard?

Best Regards
Cheryl
































On Sun, Feb 12, 2012 at 6:49 PM, Brent Fraser <bfraser at geoanalytic.com>wrote:

> Cherly,
>
>  One issue could be that you've asked Mapserver to render the entire world:
>
>
> EXTENT    -90 -180 90 180
>
> into a small image:
>
> mapsize=600+800
>
> Adjust the extents of the output image to be the extent of you contour
> data.  I see that you've given that in your LAYER definition
>
>
>            EXTENT        143 -20 145 -19
>
> so try that for the map extent (but I think it would be valid only if the
> contours were stored in a Geographic system and not a Projected system).
>  What SRS are you storing your data in?  The same as your display
> (EPSG:4326)?
>
> Best Regards,
> Brent Fraser
>
>
>
> On 2/12/2012 9:43 AM, cheryl buckley wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I'm trying to get Mapserver connected with PostGIS. PostGIS is holding
>> a shape2pgsql contourline import in the table "atest" while a test has
>> the following columns (shape2pgsql default):
>>
>> ------------------------------**--------
>> | Actions | gid | id | height | geom |
>> ------------------------------**--------
>>
>> Quantum GIS picks the conection up perfectly to atest but with
>> Mapserver I just get a blank screen - or the color of IMAGECOLOR [. .
>> .] definition in test-2.map definitions.
>>
>> Somehow it seems like I got the connection between Mapserver and
>> PostGIS running - at least the debug.log doesn't complain. But still
>> I'm not seeing any of my contour lines as I'm used to by Quantum GIS
>> ;(
>>
>> Could someone give me a hint of what I'm missing out or where my mistake
>> is?
>> I got the feeling that it is either has something to do with the DATA
>> property or the projection properties …
>>
>> The Link with which I call the mapserv binary is:
>>
>> http://192.168.10.15/cgi-bin/**mapserv?map=./Maps/test.map&**mode=map<http://192.168.10.15/cgi-bin/mapserv?map=./Maps/test.map&mode=map>
>> But then it complains:
>> msDrawMap(): Image handling error. Unable to initialize image.
>> msPrepareImage(): General error message. Image dimensions not
>> specified. msCalculateScale(): General error message. Invalid image
>> width or height.
>>
>> So I changed it to the following:
>> http://192.168.10.15/cgi-bin/**mapserv?map=./Maps/test.map&**
>> mode=map&mapsize=600+800<http://192.168.10.15/cgi-bin/mapserv?map=./Maps/test.map&mode=map&mapsize=600+800>
>> which results in no errors but therefore in a blank screen with a
>> clean debug.log ...
>>
>> Even this one wont change anything:
>> http://192.168.10.15/cgi-bin/**mapserv?map=./Maps/test.map&**
>> mode=map&mapsize=600+800&**layer=Contour<http://192.168.10.15/cgi-bin/mapserv?map=./Maps/test.map&mode=map&mapsize=600+800&layer=Contour>
>>
>>
>> . . . my test-2.map definition is below:
>>
>> P.S.: TEMPLATE "./Maps/test.map" does exist and is read and writeable
>> to the user which runs the webserver (Apache =>  User: www)
>> CONFIG "PROJ_LIB" "/usr/local/share/proj/" should also be valid:
>>
>> FreeBSD [~]# ls /usr/local/share/proj
>> FL                      WO                      hawaii
>>  null                                    stlrnc
>> GL27            alaska          nad.lst
>> nzgd2kgrid0005.gsb      stpaul
>> IGNF            conus           nad27                   other.extra
>>               world
>> MD                      epsg                    nad83
>> proj_def.dat
>> TN                      esri                    ntf_r93.gsb
>> prvi
>> WI                      esri.extra              ntv1_can.dat
>>  stgeorge
>>
>>
>>
>> # ==============================**===== test-2.map
>> ==============================**===== #
>>
>>
>> MAP
>>
>>     CONFIG "PROJ_LIB" "/usr/local/share/proj/"
>>     CONFIG "MS_ERRORFILE" "./debug.log"
>>     DEBUG 5
>>
>>     IMAGECOLOR 100 100 100
>>
>>     NAME      "Contour"
>>     EXTENT    -90 -180 90 180
>>     STATUS    ON
>>
>>     PROJECTION
>>         "init=epsg:4326"
>>     END
>>
>>     WEB
>>         METADATA
>>             WMS_NAME                         "Contour"
>>             WMS_TITLE                        "SRTM - ContourLines"
>>             WMS_ABSTRACT                     "My First Web Map Server"
>>             WMS_SERVER_VERSION               "1.1.1"
>>             WMS_SRS                          "EPSG:4326"
>>             WMS_ONLINERESOURCE
>> "http://192.168.10.15/cgi-bin/**mapserv?map=./Maps/test.map<http://192.168.10.15/cgi-bin/mapserv?map=./Maps/test.map>
>> "
>>             WMS_ATTRIBUTION_TITLE            "Some Attribute Title"
>>             WMS_ATTRIBUTION_ONLINERESOURCE   "http://www.myHomepage.com/"
>>             WMS_KEYWORDLIST
>> "DEM,SRTM,Contourlines,**Contour,Lines,Digital,Area,**Model"
>>             WMS_FEATURE_INFO_MIME_TYPE       "text/html"
>>             WMS_**CONTACTELECTRONICMAILADDRESS "User at Domain.tld"
>>             WMS_CONTACTPERSON                "Some Reference Person"
>>             WMS_CONTACTVOICETELEPHONE        "+49-phoneNumber"
>>             WMS_CONTACTORGANIZATION          "Private"
>>             WMS_ENCODING                     "utf-8"
>>         END
>>     END
>>
>>
>>     LAYER # query layer from PostgreSQL table
>>             NAME          "Contour"
>>             EXTENT        143 -20 145 -19
>>             TYPE          LINE
>>             STATUS        ON
>>             DEBUG         ON
>>             TEMPLATE      "./Maps/test.map"
>>             DUMP          true
>>             METADATA
>>                 WMS_NAME          "Contour"
>>                 WMS_TITLE         "Contour Lines - 90m"
>>                 WMS_ABSTRACT      "Contour Lines - 90m"
>>                 WMS_SRS           "EPSG:4326"
>>                 GML_INCLUDE_ITEMS "all"
>>             END
>>
>>             CONNECTIONTYPE POSTGIS
>>             CONNECTION    "host=192.168.10.15 port=5432
>> dbname=my_spatial_db user=admin password=******"
>>             DATA          "geom FROM atest using unique gid using
>> srid=4326"
>>
>>             CLASS
>>                 STYLE
>>                     COLOR 000 000 000
>>                     OUTLINECOLOR 199 199 199
>>             END
>>         END
>>
>>     END
>> END
>>
>>
>> # ==============================**==============================**
>> ======================
>> #
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> # ==============================**===== debug.log
>> ==============================**===== #
>>
>> FreeBSD [/usr/local/www/cgi-bin/Maps]# cat ./debug.log
>>
>> [Sat Feb 11 19:02:01 2012].3032 CGI Request 1 on process 2663
>> [Sat Feb 11 19:02:01 2012].10325 msDrawMap(): rendering using
>> outputformat named png (AGG/PNG).
>> [Sat Feb 11 19:02:01 2012].10365 msDrawMap(): WMS/WFS set-up and query,
>> 0.000s
>> [Sat Feb 11 19:02:01 2012].10388 msDrawMap(): Drawing Label Cache, 0.000s
>> [Sat Feb 11 19:02:01 2012].10398 msDrawMap() total time: 0.007s
>> [Sat Feb 11 19:02:01 2012].76893 msSaveImage(stdout) total time: 0.066s
>> [Sat Feb 11 19:02:01 2012].77721 mapserv request processing time
>> (loadmap not incl.): 0.075s
>> [Sat Feb 11 19:02:01 2012].77749 msFreeMap(): freeing map at 0x29879800.
>> [Sat Feb 11 19:02:01 2012].77839 msPostGISLayerIsOpen called.
>>
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>> ======================
>> #
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Greetings
Cheryl
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