[OpenLayers-Users] OpenLayers + MapServer + Own maps showing miniature tiles

[Christopher Schmidt]

On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 06:14:02AM -0800, Henrik Collin wrote:
> 
> I changed the maxExtent and Resolution and it did some good.
> 
> This is how it looks now:
> 
> maxResolution: 20000,
> maxExtent: new OpenLayers.Bounds(-20037508.34, -20037508.34, 20037508.34,
> 20037508.34)
> 
> The scale of the map is 1:20000 in meters and that Extent is the max extent
> of the epsg:2393. 

    I pretty seriously doubt that.

   http://spatialreference.org/ref/epsg/2393/

In addition, 1:20000 *scale* and 1:20000 resolution are not the same thing.


> It now draws a box into the map with the background color
> defined in the wms.map and the dots I am drawing are in a correct place in
> this box. The actual map pictures are still drawn way out of bounds and they
> are still too small. 

Because your maxExtent is still totally wrong :)

> Am I using the maxResolution correctly? And if not how am I able figure out
> the correct resolution?

Generally speaking: width of maxExtent / mapWidth (512,256, etc.)

Regards,
-- 
Christopher Schmidt
MetaCarta