Re: [OpenLayers-Users] Mapserver vs WMS.layer

2007-12-30 Thread Eric Lemoine
On Dec 30, 2007 8:46 PM, Gregor Mosheh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Eric Lemoine wrote: > >> It's still using MapServer, so changing layer type shouldn't make a > >> difference. > > Hmm you may be right, but it is also possible that mapserv runs faster > > if one uses its private, non-standard API.

Re: [OpenLayers-Users] Mapserver vs WMS.layer

2007-12-30 Thread Gregor Mosheh
Eric Lemoine wrote: >> It's still using MapServer, so changing layer type shouldn't make a >> difference. > Hmm you may be right, but it is also possible that mapserv runs faster > if one uses its private, non-standard API. Actually, I ran speed tests a few months back, with 4.8 and again with 5.

Re: [OpenLayers-Users] Mapserver vs WMS.layer

2007-12-30 Thread Eric Lemoine
On Dec 28, 2007 5:54 PM, David William Bitner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It's still using MapServer, so changing layer type shouldn't make a > difference. Hmm you may be right, but it is also possible that mapserv runs faster if one uses its private, non-standard API. > Tuning your MapServer by

Re: [OpenLayers-Users] Mapserver vs WMS.layer

2007-12-30 Thread Eric Lemoine
On Dec 28, 2007 5:47 PM, Maria Panagou <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I've declared a wms layer using the following syntax, which works fine. > > var quakes = new OpenLayers.Layer.WMS( "Earthquakes", > "http://127.0.0.1:80/cgi-bin/mapserv.exe?";, >

Re: [OpenLayers-Users] Mapserver vs WMS.layer

2007-12-28 Thread David William Bitner
It's still using MapServer, so changing layer type shouldn't make a difference. Tuning your MapServer by creating indexing, scale dependent layering, generalizing, etc. will be the things that will make your MapServer faster. Alternatively (or in addition) you could look into a tiling engine like

[OpenLayers-Users] Mapserver vs WMS.layer

2007-12-28 Thread Maria Panagou
I've declared a wms layer using the following syntax, which works fine. var quakes = new OpenLayers.Layer.WMS( "Earthquakes", "http://127.0.0.1:80/cgi-bin/mapserv.exe?";, { map: '../htdocs/mpanagou/Quakes original.map',