[OpenLayers-Users] Newbie question: OpenLayers with mapserver?

[Brent Fraser]

     An important reason is to give end-users more choice when selecting 
tools.  If the data is published using standards such as WMS or WFS they 
they may be able to choose between tens (or hundreds!) of different 
client-side applications to access the data.  If it is published in a 
proprietary or a not widely used protocol, then the choice may be very 
limited.

   It can be very frustrating to users if the end application is very 
tightly tied to the data and the application does not have one or two 
features they require.  With widely supported open standards, they can 
use their favorite application to use the data in ways the system 
designer had not imagined.

Best Regards,
Brent Fraser


On 4/24/2011 12:43 AM, Saka Royban wrote:
> Thanks a lot for your help , other guys as well
> But, why is it the right way when i don't need any external data like 
> google maps, ....? why should i set my mapserver as a WMS or WFS server?
> sorry if my question is so basic.
>
> regards
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> *From:* Diego Guidi <diegoguidi at gmail.com>
> *To:* Saka Royban <sakaroyban at yahoo.com>
> *Cc:* openlayers-users at lists.osgeo.org
> *Sent:* Sat, April 23, 2011 2:53:12 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [OpenLayers-Users] Newbie question: OpenLayers with 
> mapserver?
>
> > I read some tutorials about OpenLayers but one question:
> > How can Openlayers be useful for me if i don't use WMS,WFS, and like 
> this
> > from OpenGIS standards?
> http://dev.openlayers.org/docs/files/OpenLayers/Layer/MapServer-js.html
> > which features OpenLayers offers except supporting standards?
> none as I think, just because using standard is the right way to do things
>
>
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