This keyword allows for arbitrary data to be stored as name value pairs. This is used with OGC WMS to define things such as layer title. It can also allow more flexibility in creating templates, as anything you put in here will be accessible via template tags.
For full details of the MapServer LAYER Object please see the MapServer MAP Documentation.
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In order to be able to use the Search function on a Layer in iShare it must include the following METADATA section.
| Code Block | ||
|---|---|---|
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LAYER
CONNECTION "Overlays\Schools\Secondary.tab"
CONNECTIONTYPE OGR
METADATA
"qstring_validation_pattern" "."
END
NAME "SchoolsSecond"
STATUS OFF
TYPE POINT
UNITS METERS
CLASS
STYLE
SYMBOL "Secondary"
SIZE 20
END
END
END |
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Defining WMS Details
For WMS Layers you need to pass information to the WMS in order to retrieve the required information. The following is an example of retrieving aerial photography using a WMS. The wms_proxy_... settings are only required if you are requesting the information via a proxy.
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Element | Description | Example Value | ||
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wms_srs | The projection which will always be the same as iShare only deals with British National Grid.
| "EPSG:27700" | ||
wms_name | The name of the layer you are requesting. This would normally be just one layer but you may request more by providing a comma separated list of layer names inside the double quotes. | "aerial2006" | ||
| wms_server_version | The version of the software. This would not normally require changing. | "1.1.1" | ||
| wms_format | The format that you wish the image to be returned. This would not normally require changing. | "image/png" | ||
| wms_proxy_auth_type | This will always be "any" | "any" | ||
wms_proxy_host | The IP address for the proxy host. | "10.0.0.1" | ||
wms_proxy_port | The Port number for the proxy host | "25" | ||
wms_proxy_type | The proxy type. This would not normally require changing. | "http" | ||
wms_proxy_username | The Domain User that has permission to make use of the proxy. This is often the AstunTasksUser. | "<DOMAIN>\<AstunTasksUser>" | ||
wms_proxy_password | The password for the Domain user. | "<password>" | ||