[Context.RWG] Using OWS Context to describe GML/WFS layers whichdecimate
Cameron Shorter
cameron.shorter at gmail.com
Mon Oct 30 19:28:34 EST 2006
Martin,
Point taken regarding G/Y/M maps. Replace zoomLevel with
sld:Min/MaxScaleDenominator in my previous comment.
I still need to reference different GML sources for each layer depending
on scale, which doesn't seem to be covered by OWS Context yet.
Martin Daly wrote:
>>zoomLevel is a term used by Google/Yahoo/MSN Maps.
>>It is a measure of resolution. As you zoom out, the zoomLevel
>>increases.
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>
> That is not a definition that will wash in a standard that aims for
> interoperability.
>
> In fact, OWS Context already uses sld:Min/MaxScaleDenominator in the
> AbstractResourceType, so the capability already exists.
>
> As with the previous long e-mail trail re. GYM data, this spec. should
> leverage de jure OGC standards, not de facto ones that large parts of
> the target audience cannot use.
>
> M
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