OneGeology

How to serve a OneGeology level 1
conformant web map service (WMS) - Cookbook 1

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
   1. Background
   2. Who should be using this cookbook?
   3. What type of data should be served as a contribution to OneGeology Level 1?
   4. How data from a WMS can be viewed and accessed
      1. Using the OneGeology Portal
         1. Viewing existing (portal) map data
         2. Reviewing external map data
         3. Exporting to KML
         4. Creating a Web Map Context (WMC) document
      2. Using Gaia (v3.4)
      3. Using ESRI ArcGIS ArcMap (v9.3.1)
         1. Using ArcCatalog
         2. Using ArcMap
      4. Using NASA World Wind (v1.4)
      5. Using Dapple
      6. Using Google Earth
         1. Google Earth Issues
      7. Using Quantum GIS
2. WMS Profile
   1. WMS Service name
   2. WMS Service title
      1. WMS root layer name
   3. WMS service URL
   4. WMS service-level metadata
      1. Required service-level metadata
      2. Recommended service-level metadata
   5. Layer metadata
      1. Geographic Extent
      2. Data owner
      3. Language
      4. Scale
      5. Theme
      6. Layer title examples
      7. Layer name examples
   6. Other Layer metadata
      1. Styling information
   7. Core TC211/ISO:19115:2003 Metadata
   8. GetFeatureInfo response
3. Scanning a paper map
   1. Scanning
   2. Geo-referencing a scanned map
   3. Image formats and transparency
   4. The Legend for the scanned map
4. Setting up a MapServer WMS
   1. Pre-requisites for setting up a WMS
   2. MS4W Software installation
      1. Using the MS4W zip (or full exemplar zip)
      2. Using the MS4W NSIS installer
      3. Updating an existing MS4W installation
      4. If you already have an Apache installation
   3. Configuring your MapServer WMS
      1. Step-by-step configuration for MS4W
         1. Installing the exemplar services into an existing MS4W installation
         2. BGS exemplar service (SERVICE configuration)
         3. Raster image data exemplar (LAYER configuration)
         4. Vector data exemplar (LAYER configuration)
      2. Adding alternate characterset support
      3. Debugging common errors
         1. Symbol definition error
         2. Unknown identifier
         3. Missing magic string
   4. Alternative MapServer configurations
      1. MapServer and IIS 6
      2. Installing MapServer on a LAMP server
         1. Configuring MapServer exemplars on a LAMP server
5. Using ESRI software to serve OneGeology Web Services
   1. Setting up an ArcIMS WMS
      1. Create and modify the AXL
      2. Create your ArcIMS service
      3. Allow WMS services and create your WMS
      4. ArcIMS issues
   2. Setting up an ArcGIS Server WMS
      1. Add New Service
      2. Edit the GetCapabilities documents
      3. ArcGIS server Issues
6. Registering your WMS service with the OneGeology Portal registry
   1. The Complete Registration Process

Appendices

1. Converting coordinate system in data files
2. Creating MapServer CLASS definitions from ArcView legends
3. Creating MapServer CLASS definitions from ARCGIS legends
   1. Installation
   2. Creating mapfiles
4. Creating MapServer CLASS definitions using Quantum GIS
5. BGS example service mapfile
6. WMS 1.3.0 GetCapabilities response from the BGS OneGeology exemplars service
7. WMS 1.1.1 GetCapabilities response from the BGS OneGeology exemplars service
8. Using the MS4W Apache http server as a reverse proxy to Tomcat
9. OneGeology-Europe English keyword dictionary picklist

Section last modified : 31 August 2011.

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