Beginning MapServer is a comprehensive introduction to MapServer, an Open Source geographic information systems (GIS) development platform used for integrating mapping technology into internet applications. After a thorough dissertation on installation and configuration, readers are guided through basic MapServer topics and examples, culminating in the creation of a mapping application. Next, an overview of advanced MapServer features is offered, showing readers how to query and incorporate dynamic data into the application, and use popular Open Source languages such as PHP, Perl and Python to extend their MapServer-driven applications.
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Bill Kropla has almost 20 years of experience working in Information Technology, and has spent the last several years steeply involved in the wireless industry developing wireless mapping solutions for tracking shipping vehicles. Bill holds a B. Sc. in Physics from the University of Manitoba, and an M. Sc. in Electrical Engineering and Applied Mathematics, also from the University of Manitoba. He also holds an omnibus patent for methods, hardware and software used in the wireless industry.
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15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
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Problematic if you are working on a Windows platform,
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I purchased this book to help with developing a simple map-enabled web page running on a Windows computer. The book proved very difficult to use in that context. If you are planning on working on a windows computer, you should be aware of some potential shortcomings.
In the spirit of full disclosure, I have considerable GIS experience, but little experience with web development. The book assumes that you are operating not only on a UNIX-based platform, but also that you will operate in a particular "development environment". The author does provide full instructions for building that development environment on a Unix machine, so if you are starting from scratch, everything will work as described. However.... You can not readily build the same "development environment" on a Windows computer. I installed a version of MS4W ("Mapserver 4 Windows" on my computer. MS4W is a labor saving package that rapidly sets up a web server and installs most of the other open source software one would like to have available for using Mapsource effectively. Unfortunately, the installation differs from the "development environment" assumed by the book. As a result, there are MANY small but significant differences that crop up in developing the example applications given in the book. Many of these are simply differences in the way files are named or in the structure of the directory tree, but they are annoying and difficult to track down. it took me several DAYS of work and repeated searches for help on on-line MAPSERVER forums to figure things out and get the first several example applications running. I still have not managed to get about half of the examples up and running. That said, the book offers a nice introduction to many of the central concepts used in Mapserver. It has a good reference section that allows you to look up Mapserver commands, etc. Ultimately, I was able to develop the simple web-based applications I was after. This book contributed to that, but only after considerable frustration. Several Mapserver tutorials are available on-line. Some are specifically geared to Windows-based systems. They certainly offer a less tortuous, if sometimes less complete, path to getting Mapserver working on a Windows-based system.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Very good practical guide for mapserver,
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The book is written in a very clear way and goes to the point explaining mapserver thru examples, it should be a reference book for those, that are starting with mapserver, but it lacks a proper cover of raster layers and WCS. Interresting is that the prefered database used, is not PosGIS but MySQL (normally MySQL is pushed aside by PostGIS in spatial databases projects) this was a pleasent surprise, since I normally use MySQL. Conclusion: get the book
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This review is from: Beginning MapServer: Open Source GIS Development (Expert's Voice in Open Source) (Paperback)
The version of the code sofware change very quickly... the book is old, but is full of content.
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Hello World, Zoom Out, Urban Areas, United States, State Boundaries, Back Forward Reload, Principal Highway, Puerto Rico, Tools Window Help, Virgin Islands, Fourth Application, San Antonio Tex, Grant Ave, Mode Navigation Layers, Dallas Tex, Bairdmore Blvd, Limited Access, Houston Tex, Interstate Hwy, Mode Select, Netscape Navigator, Done Figure, New Mexico, Search Favorites, San Jose New!
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