I'm running Mapserver 5.4.1, drawing data from PostGIS/PostgreSQL, using WMS successfully with OpenLayers. I have tried to configure the same data as WFS, and am trying to debug using uDig. Through helpful advice from the udig-users list, I now question my use of the gml_geometries and gml_[name]_type elements of the map file. The WFS server how-to page mentions these elements and describes how to write them but doesn't give strong guidance as to why one would, or what the right sort of values should be. So I ask here.
My WFS services are currently described at http://mrdata.usgs.gov/wfs.html The map file for "active mines", a point data set, contains the code below. In particular, I question my use of these two elements: "gml_geometries" "geometry" "gml_geometry_type" "point" Direction would be much appreciated! ... map and web elements precede the layer section, of course ... layer name "mineplant" connection "user=* password=* dbname=* host=* port=" connectiontype postgis data "the_geom from (select gid,g.idnum,commodity,site_name,company_na,state_loca,county,latitude,longitude,plant_min,p.fips,p.huc,p.quad,the_geom from mineplant g, mineplant_place p where p.idnum=g.idnum) as mine_info using unique gid" status on dump true type point tolerance 5 projection "init=epsg:4269" end labelitem "site_name" labelmaxscaledenom 500000 classitem "commodity" ... a few class definitions ... metadata "wms_title" "mineplant" "wms_abstract" "USGS Web Mapping Service: Active mines and mineral plants in the US" "wms_keywordlist" "mine sites; mineral resources" "wms_extent" "-165.0 24.0 -66.0 73.0" "wms_srs" "EPSG:4267 EPSG:4269 EPSG:4326 EPSG:3395" "wms_feature_info_mime_type" "text/html" "wms_attribution_onlineresource" "http://tin.er.usgs.gov/mineplant/"; "wms_attribution_title" "Active mines and mineral plants in the US" "ows_include_items" "idnum,commodity,site_name,company_na,state_loca,county,latitude,longitude,plant_min,fips,huc,quad" "gml_geometries" "geometry" "gml_geometry_type" "point" "gml_featureid" "gid" "gml_include_items" "idnum,commodity,site_name,company_na,state_loca,county,latitude,longitude,plant_min,fips,huc,quad" "wfs_title" "mineplant" "wfs_abstract" "Mine plants and operations for commodities monitored by the Minerals Information Team of the USGS. Operations included are those considered active in 2003 and surveyed by the USGS." "wfs_keywordlist" "mineral resources; mining and quarrying; mine sites" "wfs_metadataurl_href" "http://tin.er.usgs.gov/metadata/mineplant.xml"; "wfs_metadataurl_type" "FGDC" "wfs_metadataurl_format" "XML" end Peter -- Peter N. Schweitzer (MS 954, U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA 20192) (703) 648-6533 FAX: (703) 648-6252 email: pschweit...@usgs.gov <http://geology.usgs.gov/peter/> _______________________________________________ mapserver-users mailing list mapserver-users@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapserver-users
