How the heck did I miss that in the documentation! Too much focus on the REST API maybe!
Facepalms as well! Thanks all for the info. On Sun, Apr 15, 2012 at 9:45 PM, Adon Metcalfe <adon.metca...@gmail.com>wrote: > Facepalm - that's much better, also has great docs =) > > http://docs.geoserver.org/latest/en/user/tutorials/wmsreflector.html > > > On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 9:37 AM, Gabriel Roldan <grol...@opengeo.org>wrote: > >> On Sun, Apr 15, 2012 at 10:23 PM, Adon Metcalfe <adon.metca...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> > I had the same problem and ended up crafting a WMS GetMap request based >> on >> > the bounding box retreived via REST, with a proportional size, e.g. >> > >> > GET /geoserver/rest/workspaces/myworkspace/featuretypes/mylayer.json >> > >> > """ >> > 'latLonBoundingBox': {u'crs': u'EPSG:4326', >> > u'maxx': 129.00192885, >> > u'maxy': -10.4123898666667, >> > u'minx': 96.8168171166666, >> > u'miny': -35.1899382666667}, >> > """ >> > then create url like: >> > >> > GET >> > >> /geoserver/myworkspace/wms?STYLES=&LAYERS=mylayer&SERVICE=WMS&FORMAT=image/png&MAXFEATURES=100000&REQUEST=GETMAP&SRS=EPSG:4326&HEIGHT=395&WIDTH=800&VERSION=1.1.1&BBOX=96.8168171166666,-10.4123898666667,129.00192885,-35.1899382666667 >> > >> > I'm proportionally calculating the pixels from the ratio of x/y, it >> does the >> > job =) >> >> hint: you can save yourself some work by using the wms reflector >> instead. For example: >> <http://demo.opengeo.org/geoserver/wms/reflect?layers=topp:states> >> It till fill up automatically any missing parameter to some sensible >> default. >> >> Cheers, >> Gabriel >> > >> > On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 9:03 AM, Jay L. <jzl5...@psu.edu> wrote: >> >> >> >> List, >> >> >> >> I am using the REST API to create a layer picker (using openlayers) >> which >> >> programmatically displays the the available wms layers in a given >> >> workspace. In this way users can explore the layer metadata prior to >> adding >> >> them to the map and thereby reducing load time so lots of layers are >> not >> >> loaded onto the page. >> >> >> >> I want to provide the user with a representative thumbnail of the >> image in >> >> this layer picker. I am currently doing this via a flat file system >> where I >> >> take a screenshot of the layer in QGIS and then resize it for display >> on the >> >> webpage. The metadata is loading programmatically, but the thumbnails >> are >> >> hand coded....not good! >> >> >> >> Is it possible to access a preview of a wms layer via the REST API? >> >> >> >> Thanks, >> >> Jay >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> For Developers, A Lot Can Happen In A Second. >> >> Boundary is the first to Know...and Tell You. >> >> Monitor Your Applications in Ultra-Fine Resolution. Try it FREE! >> >> http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-d2dvs2 >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Geoserver-users mailing list >> >> Geoserver-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/geoserver-users >> >> >> > >> > >> > >> > -- >> > Regards, >> > >> > Adon Metcalfe >> > >> > >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> > For Developers, A Lot Can Happen In A Second. >> > Boundary is the first to Know...and Tell You. >> > Monitor Your Applications in Ultra-Fine Resolution. Try it FREE! >> > http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-d2dvs2 >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Geoserver-users mailing list >> > Geoserver-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/geoserver-users >> > >> >> >> >> -- >> Gabriel Roldan >> OpenGeo - http://opengeo.org >> Expert service straight from the developers. >> > > > > -- > Regards, > > Adon Metcalfe >
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