[mapserver-users] Is there a way to convert a QGIS layout into a ".map" file?

[b.j.kobben at utwente.nl]

I am all for QGIS-MapServer integration!
As an aside, getting QGIS styling per se into MapServer can of course also
be done through SLD: QGIS SLD export is pretty good -- although of course
will only give you layer styles, not a full map setup.

--
Barend Köbben



On 19-03-15 00:10, "Jeff McKenna" <jmckenna at gatewaygeomatics.com> wrote:

>I wonder the same, especially seeing that plugin code living on GitHub.
>  Think of how QGIS has become the frontend for GRASS, it could(should!)
>be the frontend for MapServer.
>
>There is definitely huge momentum in the QGIS community (I've even been
>asked to attend their first QGIS conference, and followup dev meeting,
>in May).  I can imagine/dream of a joint MapServer/QGIS code sprint,
>totally funded (as a few of the OpenLayers3 sprints were) happening
>someday. Would be amazing.
>
>-jeff
>
>
>
>
>On 2015-03-18 2:50 PM, Lime, Steve D (MNIT) wrote:
>> I've wondered if we could/should pull the plug-in into the MapServer
>>project itself.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: mapserver-users-bounces at lists.osgeo.org
>>[mailto:mapserver-users-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Rahkonen
>>Jukka (MML)
>> Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2015 3:16 AM
>> To: Michael Kleih; mapserver-users at lists.osgeo.org
>> Subject: Re: [mapserver-users] Is there a way to convert a QGIS layout
>>into a ".map" file?
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> There is this plugin
>>http://plugins.qgis.org/plugins/rt_mapserver_exporter/
>> and old documentation
>>http://docs.qgis.org/1.8/en/docs/user_manual/plugins/plugins_mapserver_ex
>>port.html
>>
>> Unfortunately the plugin makes mapfiles which were usable as-is with
>>Mapserver 5.x but not since that. It also creates mapfiles which I do
>>not like a lot because it is lazy with PROJECTION blocks etc. but that
>>is at least partly matter of taste. But if you know how to write valid
>>mapfiles for Mapserver v. 6.x and above then that plugin does make
>>usable templates which can save time. It would be nice to get that
>>plugin up-to-date.
>>
>> Other alternatives which do not help with QGIS styles but are worth
>>having a look:  http://scribeui.org/ and
>>http://gisinternals.com/mapmanager.html
>>
>> -Jukka Rahkonen-
>>
>>
>>
>> Michael Kleih wrote:
>>
>>> Hello all,
>>> I am using Mapserver since nearly 20 years and like it a lot.
>>> QGIS is getting better and better and it would be nice to layout a map
>>>in QGIS and then convert it to a ".map"-file to be used with Mapserver.
>>> Does anybody know if this is possible?
>>
>>> Thanks to all,
>>> Michael
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