Re: [mapserver-users] problem with raster data..
The tileindex is used in a layer like you have shown below. Your map image is built-up from the layers in the mapfile. The first layers are drawn into the output image first and so on through the mapfile. So if you want your images to be the background of the image then put that layer first in the mapfile and all other layers will be drawn on top of that. Also for directory paths, I think it is best if you lay them out something like: /path/to/data/ /path/to/data/nztm/... then: cd /path/to/data/ gdaltindex 250k_index.shp nztm/250Kfiles/*.tif shptree 250k_index.shp adjust the paths as appropriate. Then in your mapfile DATAPATH /path/to/data ... LAYER ... TILEINDEX 250k_index basically start out putting all your tileindexes in /path/to/data and putting all your data in sub directories. This is a simple setup and should always work, so start like this. Then you can experiment with moving directories and tileindexes around. The reason for this is that the rules for how mapserver finds files is not always obvious and sometimes requires reading the code or a little simple experimentation to get it right. -Steve MeLv1n wAuRaN wrote: Ok so basically it is done right? it created sample_index.dbf, sample_index.shp, and sample_index.shx. Now, which file should i load into the .MAP as my basemap? An example from Robert Sanson: LAYER NAME nz250ktm GROUP Toposcans TYPE RASTER STATUS ON TILEINDEX ../data/nztm/250k_index TILEITEM Location MAXSCALE 30 MINSCALE 75000 well, this is a layer right? what i mean is, this tile index will be the basemap of the map instead of a layer, for example llike: MAP NAME ... STATUS EXTENT IMAGETYPE SIZE .. SHAPEPATH ... IMAGECOLOR . . . . END or is this tileindex supposed to be a layer instead of a basemap? --- On *Mon, 2/2/09, Stephen Woodbridge /wood...@swoodbridge.com/* wrote: From: Stephen Woodbridge wood...@swoodbridge.com Subject: Re: [mapserver-users] problem with raster data.. To: death_knight0...@yahoo.com Cc: Robert Sanson sans...@asurequality.com, mapserver-users@lists.osgeo.org Date: Monday, February 2, 2009, 12:26 PM MeLv1n wAuRaN wrote: i already included the gdaltindex path in the environment variable. But another error occured, it said: C:\ms4w\data\rastergdaltindex sample_index.shp sample*.tif ERROR 4: Unable to open sample_index.shp or sample_index.SHP. Creating new index file... This error is ok, it is just telling you that the index file does not already exist and it is creating a new one. gdaltindex appends to an existing file so keep that in mind if you need to add to your tileindex. ERROR 4: `sample*.tif' does not exist in the file system, and is not recognised as a supported dataset name. This says that there are no files in the current directory named sample*.tif what does a dir command respond with? -Steve W Unable to open sample*.tif, skipping. what do you think is the problem here? ___ mapserver-users mailing list mapserver-users@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapserver-users
Re: [mapserver-users] problem with raster data..
MeLv1n wAuRaN wrote: Ok so basically it is done right? it created sample_index.dbf, sample_index.shp, and sample_index.shx. Now, which file should i load into the .MAP as my basemap? Not necessarily. You should address StephenW's previous question (because if there is an error with the gdaltindex command an empty shapefile is created, which is no good to you). To verify the 'sample_index.shp' file you should open it in QGIS and view it's attributes (there should be a record for each tif file). For an example of what an index file should look like, see the screengrabs in http://www.mapserver.org/utilities/tile4ms.html An example from Robert Sanson: LAYER NAME nz250ktm GROUP Toposcans TYPE RASTER STATUS ON TILEINDEX ../data/nztm/250k_index TILEITEM Location MAXSCALE 30 MINSCALE 75000 well, this is a layer right? what i mean is, this tile index will be the basemap of the map instead of a layer, for example llike: correct, you would point to your valid 'sample_index.shp' file in the TILEINDEX parameter. -jeff -- Jeff McKenna FOSS4G Consulting and Training Services http://www.gatewaygeomatics.com/ ___ mapserver-users mailing list mapserver-users@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapserver-users
Re: [mapserver-users] problem with raster data..
Ok so basically it is done right? it created sample_index.dbf, sample_index.shp, and sample_index.shx. Now, which file should i load into the .MAP as my basemap? An example from Robert Sanson: LAYER NAME nz250ktm GROUP Toposcans TYPE RASTER STATUS ON TILEINDEX ../data/nztm/250k_index TILEITEM Location MAXSCALE 30 MINSCALE 75000 well, this is a layer right? what i mean is, this tile index will be the basemap of the map instead of a layer, for example llike: MAP NAME ... STATUS EXTENT IMAGETYPE SIZE .. SHAPEPATH ... IMAGECOLOR . . . . END or is this tileindex supposed to be a layer instead of a basemap? --- On Mon, 2/2/09, Stephen Woodbridge wood...@swoodbridge.com wrote: From: Stephen Woodbridge wood...@swoodbridge.com Subject: Re: [mapserver-users] problem with raster data.. To: death_knight0...@yahoo.com Cc: Robert Sanson sans...@asurequality.com, mapserver-users@lists.osgeo.org Date: Monday, February 2, 2009, 12:26 PM MeLv1n wAuRaN wrote: i already included the gdaltindex path in the environment variable. But another error occured, it said: C:\ms4w\data\rastergdaltindex sample_index.shp sample*.tif ERROR 4: Unable to open sample_index.shp or sample_index.SHP. Creating new index file... This error is ok, it is just telling you that the index file does not already exist and it is creating a new one. gdaltindex appends to an existing file so keep that in mind if you need to add to your tileindex. ERROR 4: `sample*.tif' does not exist in the file system, and is not recognised as a supported dataset name. This says that there are no files in the current directory named sample*.tif what does a dir command respond with? -Steve W Unable to open sample*.tif, skipping. what do you think is the problem here? ___ mapserver-users mailing list mapserver-users@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapserver-users
Re: [mapserver-users] problem with raster data..
i already included the gdaltindex path in the environment variable. But another error occured, it said: C:\ms4w\data\rastergdaltindex sample_index.shp sample*.tif ERROR 4: Unable to open sample_index.shp or sample_index.SHP. Creating new index file... ERROR 4: `sample*.tif' does not exist in the file system, and is not recognised as a supported dataset name. Unable to open sample*.tif, skipping. what do you think is the problem here? --- On Sat, 1/31/09, Robert Sanson sans...@asurequality.com wrote: From: Robert Sanson sans...@asurequality.com Subject: Re: [mapserver-users] problem with raster data.. To: death_knight0...@yahoo.com Date: Saturday, January 31, 2009, 12:27 PM It looks like it can't find gdaltindex.exe in the PATH environment variable. You will have to add the directory that gdaltindex.erxe lives in to your PATH variable, via Control Panel. Option 2 is to specify the location of gdaltindex.exe when you run it: eg. C:\ms4w\data\rasterC:\ms4w\tools\gdaltindex sample_index.shp sample*.tif Robert MeLv1n wAuRaN death_knight0...@yahoo.com 30/01/2009 4:36 p.m. hi again robert, i tried running it in the cmd but it gives me an error message: C:\ms4w\data\rastergdaltindex sample_index.shp sample*.tif 'gdaltindex' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. so, what did i miss in the mapserver configuration? i'm using MS4W_2.3.1 --- On Fri, 1/30/09, Robert Sanson sans...@asurequality.com wrote: From: Robert Sanson sans...@asurequality.com Subject: Re: [mapserver-users] problem with raster data.. To: death_knight0...@yahoo.com Date: Friday, January 30, 2009, 11:11 AM If you intend to store the sample_index.shp file in the same directory as your TIF files, then open a DOS cmd window and navigate to that directory cd c:\ms4w\data\raster. once you are there, simply run: gdaltindex sample_index.shp sample*.tif This will create the sample_index.shp file in that directory. the accompanying .dbf file will haev a single attribute field Location that will hold the name of each TIF file. If you want, you can spatially index this file using the shptree utility that comes with Mapserver. It will create a spatial index .qix file. In your Map file you will need to specify the location of the sample_index. regards, Robert Click here to report this email as spam. -- The contents of this email are confidential to AsureQuality. If you have received this communication in error please notify the sender immediately and delete the message and any attachments. The opinions expressed in this email are not necessarily those of AsureQuality. This message has been scanned for known viruses before delivery. AsureQuality supports the Unsolicited Electronic Messages Act 2007. If you do not wish to receive similar communications in future, please notify the sender of this message. -- This message has been scanned for malware by SurfControl plc. www.surfcontrol.com ___ mapserver-users mailing list mapserver-users@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapserver-users
Re: [mapserver-users] problem with raster data..
MeLv1n wAuRaN wrote: i already included the gdaltindex path in the environment variable. But another error occured, it said: C:\ms4w\data\rastergdaltindex sample_index.shp sample*.tif ERROR 4: Unable to open sample_index.shp or sample_index.SHP. Creating new index file... This error is ok, it is just telling you that the index file does not already exist and it is creating a new one. gdaltindex appends to an existing file so keep that in mind if you need to add to your tileindex. ERROR 4: `sample*.tif' does not exist in the file system, and is not recognised as a supported dataset name. This says that there are no files in the current directory named sample*.tif what does a dir command respond with? -Steve W Unable to open sample*.tif, skipping. what do you think is the problem here? --- On *Sat, 1/31/09, Robert Sanson /sans...@asurequality.com/* wrote: From: Robert Sanson sans...@asurequality.com Subject: Re: [mapserver-users] problem with raster data.. To: death_knight0...@yahoo.com Date: Saturday, January 31, 2009, 12:27 PM It looks like it can't find gdaltindex.exe in the PATH environment variable. You will have to add the directory that gdaltindex.erxe lives in to your PATH variable, via Control Panel. Option 2 is to specify the location of gdaltindex.exe when you run it: eg. C:\ms4w\data\rasterC:\ms4w\tools\gdaltindex sample_index.shp sample*.tif Robert MeLv1n wAuRaN death_knight0...@yahoo.com 30/01/2009 4:36 p.m. hi again robert, i tried running it in the cmd but it gives me an error message: C:\ms4w\data\rastergdaltindex sample_index.shp sample*.tif 'gdaltindex' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. so, what did i miss in the mapserver configuration? i'm using MS4W_2.3.1 --- On *Fri, 1/30/09, Robert Sanson /sans...@asurequality.com/* wrote: From: Robert Sanson sans...@asurequality.com Subject: Re: [mapserver-users] problem with raster data.. To: death_knight0...@yahoo.com Date: Friday, January 30, 2009, 11:11 AM If you intend to store the sample_index.shp file in the same directory as your TIF files, then open a DOS cmd window and navigate to that directory cd c:\ms4w\data\raster. once you are there, simply run: gdaltindex sample_index.shp sample*.tif This will create the sample_index.shp file in that directory. the accompanying .dbf file will haev a single attribute field Location that will hold the name of each TIF file. If you want, you can spatially index this file using the shptree utility that comes with Mapserver. It will create a spatial index .qix file. In your Map file you will need to specify the location of the sample_index. regards, Robert Click here https://www.mailcontrol.com/sr/wQw0zmjPoHdJTZGyOCrrhg== to report this email as spam. -- The contents of this email are confidential to AsureQuality. If you have received this communication in error please notify the sender immediately and delete the message and any attachments. The opinions expressed in this email are not necessarily those of AsureQuality. This message has been scanned for known viruses before delivery. AsureQuality supports the Unsolicited Electronic Messages Act 2007. If you do not wish to receive similar communications in future, please notify the sender of this message. -- This message has been scanned for malware by SurfControl plc. www.surfcontrol.com http://www.surfcontrol.com/ ___ mapserver-users mailing list mapserver-users@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapserver-users ___ mapserver-users mailing list mapserver-users@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapserver-users
Re: [mapserver-users] problem with raster data..
Melvin, The syntax is: gdaltindex /name_of_tile_index/.shp /location_of_rasters /So, for your example, the syntax would look something like: gdaltindex sample_index.shp c:\ms4w\data\raster\*.tif Regards, Christy -- Christy Nieman GIS Technician DM Solutions Group, Inc. Email: cnie...@dmsolutions.ca Web: http://dmsolutions.ca Web: http://research.dmsolutions.ca Phone: 613-565-5056 x12 MeLv1n wAuRaN wrote: Ok from the example: gdaltindex doq_index.shp doq/*.tif how do i include the different tif files? for example there are 3 .tif : 1. sample_1.tif 2. sample_2.tif 3. sample_3.tif location: c:\ms4w\data\raster\ how will the syntax look like when i create an index name sample_index? --- On *Fri, 1/30/09, Christy Nieman /cnie...@dmsolutions.ca/* wrote: From: Christy Nieman cnie...@dmsolutions.ca Subject: Re: [mapserver-users] problem with raster data.. To: death_knight0...@yahoo.com Cc: mapserver-users@lists.osgeo.org Date: Friday, January 30, 2009, 10:27 AM Hi Melvin, Using a tool such as gdaltindex (see http://www.gdal.org/gdaltindex.html and http://mapserver.org/optimization/tileindex.html#tileindex) you can create a shapefile tile index that will give MapServer the information it needs to use the required rasters for the current map extent. In the shapefile there will be one feature that is the bounding box of each raster file, and an attribute that contains the path to the raster that each feature represents. Christy MeLv1n wAuRaN wrote: hi all, right now i have 50 .TIF files (a whole map of my region) my question is, is it possible for mapserver to load 50 .TIF files all together as a basemap? because from the tutorial i read, the samples only load 1 raster file..so, i'm wondering if it's possible to load all the 50 TIF files to the same .MAP if not, then how do i merge all the TIF files into a single TIF? because when i load them all together in ArcMap it forms a whole map. for the information, i'm still a newbie...so i still need alot of advices from the experts. thanks for your help, Melvin ___ mapserver-users mailing list mapserver-users@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapserver-users ___ mapserver-users mailing list mapserver-users@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapserver-users
Re: [mapserver-users] problem with raster data..
Hi Melvin, Using a tool such as gdaltindex (see http://www.gdal.org/gdaltindex.html and http://mapserver.org/optimization/tileindex.html#tileindex) you can create a shapefile tile index that will give MapServer the information it needs to use the required rasters for the current map extent. In the shapefile there will be one feature that is the bounding box of each raster file, and an attribute that contains the path to the raster that each feature represents. Christy MeLv1n wAuRaN wrote: hi all, right now i have 50 .TIF files (a whole map of my region) my question is, is it possible for mapserver to load 50 .TIF files all together as a basemap? because from the tutorial i read, the samples only load 1 raster file..so, i'm wondering if it's possible to load all the 50 TIF files to the same .MAP if not, then how do i merge all the TIF files into a single TIF? because when i load them all together in ArcMap it forms a whole map. for the information, i'm still a newbie...so i still need alot of advices from the experts. thanks for your help, Melvin ___ mapserver-users mailing list mapserver-users@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapserver-users ___ mapserver-users mailing list mapserver-users@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapserver-users
Re: [mapserver-users] problem with raster data..
Ok from the example: gdaltindex doq_index.shp doq/*.tif how do i include the different tif files? for example there are 3 .tif : 1. sample_1.tif 2. sample_2.tif 3. sample_3.tif location: c:\ms4w\data\raster\ how will the syntax look like when i create an index name sample_index? --- On Fri, 1/30/09, Christy Nieman cnie...@dmsolutions.ca wrote: From: Christy Nieman cnie...@dmsolutions.ca Subject: Re: [mapserver-users] problem with raster data.. To: death_knight0...@yahoo.com Cc: mapserver-users@lists.osgeo.org Date: Friday, January 30, 2009, 10:27 AM Hi Melvin, Using a tool such as gdaltindex (see http://www.gdal.org/gdaltindex.html and http://mapserver.org/optimization/tileindex.html#tileindex) you can create a shapefile tile index that will give MapServer the information it needs to use the required rasters for the current map extent. In the shapefile there will be one feature that is the bounding box of each raster file, and an attribute that contains the path to the raster that each feature represents. Christy MeLv1n wAuRaN wrote: hi all, right now i have 50 .TIF files (a whole map of my region) my question is, is it possible for mapserver to load 50 .TIF files all together as a basemap? because from the tutorial i read, the samples only load 1 raster file..so, i'm wondering if it's possible to load all the 50 TIF files to the same .MAP if not, then how do i merge all the TIF files into a single TIF? because when i load them all together in ArcMap it forms a whole map. for the information, i'm still a newbie...so i still need alot of advices from the experts. thanks for your help, Melvin ___ mapserver-users mailing list mapserver-users@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapserver-users ___ mapserver-users mailing list mapserver-users@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapserver-users
Re: [mapserver-users] problem with raster data..
Hi Melvin Sure - create a TILEINDEX. gdal has a utility called gdaltindex to create it. This creates a Shapefile of the extents of each raster. You specify the name of this Shapefile in your Map file eg. LAYER NAME nz250ktm GROUP Toposcans TYPE RASTER STATUS ON TILEINDEX ../data/nztm/250k_index TILEITEM Location MAXSCALE 30 MINSCALE 75000 METADATA ows_titleNZ 1:250k scale NZTM ows_abstractThis layer came from scans of the LINZ NZMS262 series maps in NZ Map Grid projection re-projected to NZTM ows_keywordlistLINZ,TOPO wms_opaque1 wms_group_title Toposcans #wms_group_abstract Topo layers wms_resx 25 wms_resy 25 ows_extent 1073500 4734000 2102100 6224500 END END Cheers, Robert Sanson MeLv1n wAuRaN death_knight0...@yahoo.com 30/01/2009 2:50 p.m. hi all, right now i have 50 .TIF files (a whole map of my region) my question is, is it possible for mapserver to load 50 .TIF files all together as a basemap? because from the tutorial i read, the samples only load 1 raster file..so, i'm wondering if it's possible to load all the 50 TIF files to the same .MAP if not, then how do i merge all the TIF files into a single TIF? because when i load them all together in ArcMap it forms a whole map. for the information, i'm still a newbie...so i still need alot of advices from the experts. thanks for your help, Melvin Click here ( https://www.mailcontrol.com/sr/wQw0zmjPoHdJTZGyOCrrhg== ) to report this email as spam. -- The contents of this email are confidential to AsureQuality. If you have received this communication in error please notify the sender immediately and delete the message and any attachments. The opinions expressed in this email are not necessarily those of AsureQuality. This message has been scanned for known viruses before delivery. AsureQuality supports the Unsolicited Electronic Messages Act 2007. If you do not wish to receive similar communications in future, please notify the sender of this message. -- This message has been scanned for malware by SurfControl plc. www.surfcontrol.com ___ mapserver-users mailing list mapserver-users@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapserver-users
