[Mapserver-west] Mapserver Configuration

Thu Aug 4 17:35:33 EDT 2005

Hi Bruce,
I certainly like the approach of having separate map files and separate WMS's by business area.  From an end-user stand point (you know I am one of those million image requests ;) it can be annoying having too many layers served up together.  This is especially the case when there are a lot of predefined scales set.  It makes it hard for discerning mapserver developers to know what layer to use, because it might not be availble at a certain scale or in combination with other layers.

At least if all the base maps, for example, are available through a single service, then I can handle that as one set of layers at my end.  It makes it a bit easier to chew on and manage.  I find if I have to list more than 5 or 10 names in layer setup it gets hard to track and manage.

Enough rambling, sorry.  Hope that helps.

Tyler
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I have a few hundred layers of data that I need to publish using MapServer.
The plan is not to publish all the data at once, but add layers to the WMS/s
as the need arises. MapServer has an initial limit or restriction of 50
layers, which can be changed at compile time.

Now my question. Does it make sense to publish all the data using one big
Map file, or does it make sense to have a different Map file for each
business area i.e.. base, water, wildlife etc... We currently have in excess
of a million image requests a month, so I need to ensure that we are
scalable as time goes by.

Your comments or suggestions would be appreciated.

Thanks, 
____________________________________________________________

Bruce Tonkin
NOTE: New email address - Bruce.Tonkin at gov.bc.ca
Information Management Branch
Land Information British Columbia
Integrated Land Management Agency
3rd Floor, 395 Waterfront Crescent, Victoria, BC, Canada, V8W 9M3 
Mail: PO Box 9364, Stn Prov Govt, Victoria BC  V8W 9M3 
Phone: (250) 356-0108
Fax: (250) 387-1085

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