> Steve Lime wrote: > > Hi all: I've got some time to put together a new demo for MapServer > > and would to get feedback from the community on what it should look > > like. Currently there are a number of options out there but none of > > them are very comprehensive. Demos that I know about include: > > > > - the Itasca demo application (came out of the MUM1 meeting): > > http://maps.dnr.state.mn.us/mapserver_demos/workshop-5.0/ - Perry > > Nacionales' MapServer tutorial: > http://biometry.gis.umn.edu/tutorial/ > > - Mobile Geographics' MapServer Recipies: > > http://www.mobilegeographics.com/mapserver/ - MN DNR MapServer Test > > Suite: http://maps.dnr.state.mn.us/mapserver_demos/tests46/ > - Various > > MS4W packages: http://www.maptools.org/ms4w/index.phtml > > > > There are of course lots of questions: > > > > - should a demo be installable, hosted or both - what data > should it > > use - should it cover just MapServer configuration (e.g. > mapfiles) - > > should it cover installation as well or should that be left to > > how-to's - what relationship to other packages (e.g. OpenLayers, > > TileCache, Ka-map) should be demo'd > > > > Any feedback would be much appreciated. > > > > Steve > > > > Steve, > > I kind of like what OpenLayers has done with Examples but I > think these are too minimalistic and may not convey > adequately some of the more complex ideas that mapserver > supports. That said, I think I would still start with a > similar concept and make a list of major functionality the > mapserver supports then setup a simple demo for each of > these. This list might start out like: > > CGI interface > OGC capabilities > - WMS > - WFS > - SLD > - ...
Note that the MapServer OGC Web Services Workshop (http://ms-ogc-workshop.maptools.org/) has some demos you may want to look at. Very simple, but illustrate the functionality. ..Tom
