On Sun, Apr 15, 2012 at 10:23 PM, Adon Metcalfe <[email protected]> wrote: > I had the same problem and ended up crafting a WMS GetMap request based on > the bounding box retreived via REST, with a proportional size, e.g. > > GET /geoserver/rest/workspaces/myworkspace/featuretypes/mylayer.json > > """ > 'latLonBoundingBox': {u'crs': u'EPSG:4326', > u'maxx': 129.00192885, > u'maxy': -10.4123898666667, > u'minx': 96.8168171166666, > u'miny': -35.1899382666667}, > """ > then create url like: > > GET > /geoserver/myworkspace/wms?STYLES=&LAYERS=mylayer&SERVICE=WMS&FORMAT=image/png&MAXFEATURES=100000&REQUEST=GETMAP&SRS=EPSG:4326&HEIGHT=395&WIDTH=800&VERSION=1.1.1&BBOX=96.8168171166666,-10.4123898666667,129.00192885,-35.1899382666667 > > I'm proportionally calculating the pixels from the ratio of x/y, it does the > job =)
hint: you can save yourself some work by using the wms reflector instead. For example: <http://demo.opengeo.org/geoserver/wms/reflect?layers=topp:states> It till fill up automatically any missing parameter to some sensible default. Cheers, Gabriel > > On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 9:03 AM, Jay L. <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> List, >> >> I am using the REST API to create a layer picker (using openlayers) which >> programmatically displays the the available wms layers in a given >> workspace. In this way users can explore the layer metadata prior to adding >> them to the map and thereby reducing load time so lots of layers are not >> loaded onto the page. >> >> I want to provide the user with a representative thumbnail of the image in >> this layer picker. I am currently doing this via a flat file system where I >> take a screenshot of the layer in QGIS and then resize it for display on the >> webpage. The metadata is loading programmatically, but the thumbnails are >> hand coded....not good! >> >> Is it possible to access a preview of a wms layer via the REST API? >> >> Thanks, >> Jay >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> For Developers, A Lot Can Happen In A Second. >> Boundary is the first to Know...and Tell You. >> Monitor Your Applications in Ultra-Fine Resolution. Try it FREE! >> http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-d2dvs2 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Geoserver-users mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/geoserver-users >> > > > > -- > Regards, > > Adon Metcalfe > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > For Developers, A Lot Can Happen In A Second. > Boundary is the first to Know...and Tell You. > Monitor Your Applications in Ultra-Fine Resolution. Try it FREE! > http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-d2dvs2 > > _______________________________________________ > Geoserver-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/geoserver-users > -- Gabriel Roldan OpenGeo - http://opengeo.org Expert service straight from the developers. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ For Developers, A Lot Can Happen In A Second. Boundary is the first to Know...and Tell You. Monitor Your Applications in Ultra-Fine Resolution. Try it FREE! http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-d2dvs2 _______________________________________________ Geoserver-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/geoserver-users
