[mapserver-users] Base map data for WMS

[Edward Mac Gillavry]

Reinoud,

For this, I'd recommend going with OpenStreetMap data (http://www.openstreetmap.org/). You can either download the whole data set for the world yourself and start building, or you can take mapping services from various suppliers. Check out http://www.switch2osm.org/ for further information. You'll be in good company!

Kind regards,

Edward

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> Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2012 09:29:18 +0100
> From: reinoud.bokhorst at bmtargoss.com
> To: mapserver-users at lists.osgeo.org
> Subject: [mapserver-users] Base map data for WMS
> 
> Dear list,
> 
> Until now I have been using the public Demis, Metacarta, Google Maps services as base map providers 
> in my WMS clients. Since our company creates commercial services, I don't want to be dependent any 
> longer on those because:
> - availability is never guaranteed
> - can not use those off-line
> - license restrictions a la Google Maps prohibits use for closed services
> 
> So I am keen to start hosting our own base map WMS server containing a good resolution world map to 
> start with. Later local maps for smaller areas can be added. The world map should be something like 
> Demis with layers coastlines, borders, bathymetry, topography, place names, inland waters, main 
> roads and place names.
> 
> I could buy a WMS server including world map data, e.g. Demis or ArcIMS but I don't really want 
> that. We already use GeoServer and MapServer and would rather add world map data. So I could:
> 1. buy world map data
> 2. create world map myself by assembling freely available data (gshhs, etopo, vmap, srtm, ...).
> 
> I am afraid (2) will cost a lot of time. Regarding (1) I already found world data for sale from DM 
> Solutions and ThinkGeo, are there others? Which is better?
> 
> There is surprisingly little information on the net about this issue, I guess most people are either 
> using public services or using commercial packages.
> 
> My question is a general one: I wondered if anybody has encountered the same problem and what 
> solution has been chosen, what data sources when creating a map yourself, other commercial data, 
> what data is better than other, etc. All comments welcome!
> 
> Reinoud Bokhorst
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