[OpenLayers-Users] How to use WCS with OpenLayers

[Jon Britton]

You can also query coverage data using WMS getFeatureInfo, which is
supported by OpenLayers. This will display the raster image values when you
click on the map, which sounds like what you're after.

Jon

On 15 August 2012 10:12, Robert Buckley <robertdbuckley at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Thanks.....that is all I wanted to know....that OpenLayers does not
> support wcs...but are there any api mapping libraries/thin clients or Hard
> clients (apart from ESRI)  available?
>
> As I said....I am running the service through geoserver, but do not have a
> client to display it......and hence the question....are there any?
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Robert
>
>
>
>   ------------------------------
> *Von:* Bart van den Eijnden <bartvde at opengeo.org>
> *An:* Robert Buckley <robertdbuckley at yahoo.com>
> *CC:* "users at openlayers.org" <users at openlayers.org>
> *Gesendet:* 10:38 Mittwoch, 15.August 2012
> *Betreff:* Re: [OpenLayers-Users] How to use WCS with OpenLayers
>
> Not sure if I am getting what you're saying here.
>
> OpenLayers is a web mapping client, but has no support for WCS (currently).
>
> Best regards,
> Bart
>
>  --
> Bart van den Eijnden
> OpenGeo - http://opengeo.org
> Expert service straight from the developers.
>
>
>
> On Aug 15, 2012, at 10:31 AM, Robert Buckley <robertdbuckley at yahoo.com>
> wrote:
>
> ok....OpenLayers is not a client....but as a javascript mapping library
> one is able to program a thin-client for web-mapping purposes. And
> therefore, without splitting hairs, OpenLayers is the engine behind a
> thin-client based on OL...or am I wrong?
>
>   ------------------------------
> *Von:* Bart van den Eijnden <bartvde at opengeo.org>
> *An:* Robert Buckley <robertdbuckley at yahoo.com>
> *CC:* "users at openlayers.org" <users at openlayers.org>
> *Gesendet:* 9:53 Mittwoch, 15.August 2012
> *Betreff:* Re: [OpenLayers-Users] How to use WCS with OpenLayers
>
> OpenLayers is not a WCS client.
>
> Best regards,
> Bart
>
>  --
> Bart van den Eijnden
> OpenGeo - http://opengeo.org
> Expert service straight from the developers.
>
>
>
> On Aug 15, 2012, at 8:02 AM, Robert Buckley <robertdbuckley at yahoo.com>
> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I have been using wms to display and query a geotiff DEM from geoserver.
> The Height Field has been written into the geotiff on creation.
> I did this because at the time I didn´t know about wcs.
>
> If I wanted to serve the geotiff through the WCS protocol, how would I
> display and query it with OpenLayers?  Has anyone doen this before and can
> share some experience?
>
>
> thanks,
>
> Robert
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