[Qgis-user] Does QGIS understand MapServer CGI?

[Bob Basques]

Pirmin, 

I'm interested in the MapFile making abilities, but the importing of the map view from our systems is the higher priority (first).  :c) 

Maybe the Openlayers importing would only be intended for display purposes.  For example, a OpenLayers (like Dialog in place of the WMS connector) would be easier to teach others to use for grabbing layers and pulling them into QGIS for example, a Radio button / checkbox per layer??.  Does this make it easier, or harder? 

bobb 




>>> Pirmin Kalberer <pi_ml at sourcepole.com> wrote:


Bob,

Am Montag, 11. Juli 2011, 23.10:01 schrieb Bob Basques:
> Pirmin,
>
> I've tried the MAPFILE maker in the past (not recently).  It seemed to work
> ok at the time I tried it.

I'm not sure, we're talking about the same plugin. My on is titeled "Mapfile
tools" in the plugin installer.

>
> I'm more interested in going in the other direction though, something
> similar to the WMS importing, but with better user control over how things
> look in the mapping interface.
>
> This may sound like a weird request/idea, but what about embedding a
> OpenLayers (like) view inside of the MapView in QGIS?  Or even a mechanism
> for importing any Web Based mapping system (mapview aspects, really only
> need to translate the projection of QGIS to the mapping interface view)
> into the Map view window of QGIS?
>
> Our MapServer implementation looks like this currently:
> http://gis.ci.stpaul.mn.us/gis/gismo_public/html/
>
> And a Simple OpenLayers version of the same data might look like this:
> http://pwultra5.ci.stpaul.mn.us/ol/ol.05.html
>
> I'm interested in any ideas related to importing MapServer services into
> QGIS with similar easier to use, user controls.


Since OpenLayers actually supports native UMN MS control, including such a
layer in the OpenLayers plugin (http://hub.qgis.org/projects/openlayers) could
be an option.
The problem with adding additional user controls is, that you have to redirect
mouse clicks on the map canvans to openlayers.

Pirmin

>
> NOTE: BTW, while this seems like a left hand idea, I do something similar
> for importing these same data into Our AutoCAD workstations as well.  QGIS
> with the same capability would round things out very nicely in the Open
> Source side of things.
>
> Thanks
>
> bobb
>
> >>> Pirmin Kalberer <pi_ml at sourcepole.com> wrote:
> Bob,
>
> Am Montag, 11. Juli 2011, 22.12:25 schrieben Sie:
> > Pirmin,
> >
> > Yes, I have the WMS side of things working already against our server,
> > but it's a bit cumbersome to teach folks how to use via the WMS methods.
> >  I'm wondering about what it would take to build in MapServer CGI
> > connectivity in some form.  Is there a path to look at that could
> > replicate MapScript or PERL for assembling the MapServer CGI calls?  The
> > WMS controls are not very adaptable to our 300 plus layer setup either.
>
> If you're running Linux, the UMN Mapserver plugin could be interesting for
> you:
> http://hub.qgis.org/projects/qgis-mapfile-tools/wiki
> It renders UMN map files with Python MapScript.
>
> Pirmin
>
> > One other thing I've not had much success in implementing via WMS is the
> > legend creation for layers, there does not seem to be much flexibility
> > with regard to legend generation, if at all, with WMS (at least not for
> > myself).
> >
> > Thanks for the information.
> >
> > bobb
> >
> > >>> Pirmin Kalberer <pi_ml at sourcepole.com> wrote:
> > Hi Bob,
> >
> > You can use UMN Mapserver CGI as WMS. This is supported. Using the UMN
> > specific CGI parameters is not supported.
> >
> > Regards
> > Pirmin
> >
> > Am Montag, 11. Juli 2011, 21.41:05 schrieb Bob Basques:
> > > All,
> > >
> > > Can QGIS make calls to MapServer CGI direclty, out of the box?
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > >
> > > bobb
> >
> > --
> > Pirmin Kalberer
> > Sourcepole  -  Linux & Open Source Solutions
> > http://www.sourcepole.com
>
> --
> Pirmin Kalberer
> Sourcepole  -  Linux & Open Source Solutions
> http://www.sourcepole.com


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