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

[Saka Royban]

Thanks a lot for your answer
I suppose that all users use web browser and i don't wanna serve data to other 
types of users.
Am i still can take advantage of standards?
(Strictly speaking, i have test mapserver (i.e. mapscript) in its ordinary way 
and now i'm confused why i should progress to WMS,WFS,..  )


Best Regards



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From: Brent Fraser <bfraser at geoanalytic.com>
To: Saka Royban <sakaroyban at yahoo.com>
Cc: openlayers-users at lists.osgeo.org
Sent: Sun, April 24, 2011 8:56:37 PM
Subject: Re: [OpenLayers-Users] Newbie question: OpenLayers with mapserver?

      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
>
>
>
>
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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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