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QGIS Mapserver (might be renamed to "QGIS server")
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2011-07-06 00:26:15 +02:00
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QGIS Mapserver allows you to publish your QGIS projects as Web Map
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Services (WMS). Simply layout your map in QGIS. The WMS will look
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exactly the same, because QGIS Mapserver uses the same libraries for
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rendering, as the desktop application does.
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A sample configuration file for Httpd is installed under
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/etc/httpd/conf.d/qgis-mapserver.conf.
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This configuration expects QGIS project files under /var/www/wms. To
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use it, reload the Httpd configuration and place the files you want to
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publish in this directory.
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A getCapabilities request looks like this:
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http://localhost/wms/my_qgis_project?SERVICE=WMS&REQUEST=GetCapabilities&VERSION=1.3.0
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QGIS project is "/var/www/wms/my_qgis_project.qgs". The sample
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configuration automatically adds the project file extension for you.
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The actual data can stay where it is. Make sure QGIS Mapserver can
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access the project file and don't forget to let Httpd reload its
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configuration before sending your requests!
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Please fill in the metadata tab for your QGIS project.
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You can easily test your WMS by adding it as a WMS layer in QGIS.
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2011-07-06 00:26:15 +02:00
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The traditional QGIS Mapserver configuration is less comfortable and
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I don't encourage it, unless you have a good reason to use it:
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This approach only allows for a single map service.
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It uses two configuration files, that must be located in the same
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directory as the FCGI binary:
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- admin.sld
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- wms_metadata.xml
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"admin.sld" uses extended SLD syntax (Style Layer Descriptor) to
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describe symbolization of data.
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"wms_metadata.xml" supplies metadata for your WMS. You may also use this
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file with the kind of configuration mentioned on top. But if you want to
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serve different projects, and metadata varies between them, that file
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won't work for you. Please see above for how to define project specific
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metadata!
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Both configuration files are included as documentation.
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2011-06-26 23:42:43 +02:00
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Further information: http://karlinapp.ethz.ch/qgis_wms
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Volker Fröhlich
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volker27@gmx.at
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