MapServer at osgeo7

Start page

• https://demo.mapserver.org

Server Overview

• hosted on osgeo7
  • dedicated container named "mapserver"
  • Debian 10 "Buster"
  • gcc (Debian 8.3.0-6) 8.3.0

Status

• 2022-03-29
  • jmckenna: upgraded to PROJ 8.2.1, GDAL 3.4.2, GeoTIFF 1.7.1, MapServer-main
• 2021-11-20
  • jmckenna: setup Apache rewrite for old map= paths
• 2021-11-19
  • jmckenna: upgraded to MapServer-main, various changes for tutorial
• 2021-11-08
  • jmckenna: upgraded to GDAL 3.4.0
    • updates to all OGC services
• 2021-11-07
  • Robe: point https://demo.mapserver.org to this osgeo7 VM (was staging.demo.mapserver.org)
    • point old demo on AdhocVM to https://old.demo.mapserver.org
    • ticket: https://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo/ticket/2459
• 2021-10-30
  • jmckenna: upgraded to PROJ 8.2.0, GDAL 3.3.3, GeoTIFF 1.7.0, MapServer-main, MapCache-main
• 2021-05-28
  • jmckenna: setup MapCache
• 2021-05-16
  • jmckenna: upgraded to PROJ 8.0.1, GDAL 3.3.0, MapServer-main
• 2020-10-27
  • jmckenna: upgraded to PROJ 7.2.0rc1, GDAL 3.2.0rc1, MapServer-master
• 2020-09-11
  • jmckenna: upgraded to PROJ 7.1.1, GDAL 3.1.3, MapServer-master
• 2020-07-24
  • jmckenna: setup server on new container, as old AdhocVM host could no longer compile recent projects (because it still runs gcc 4.7.2)
    • compiled MapServer, GDAL, PROJ from source
    • moved all demo services (except one)

Participants

• Jeff McKenna
• contact jmckenna for access (occurs by proxyjump through 'hop.osgeo7.osgeo.org' container)

MapServer Installation on mapserver container

• home: /mapserver/

Apache Configuration

A virtualhost is setup for demo.mapserver.org, through:

• /etc/apache2/sites_available/demo.mapserver.org

Note that a proxy is setup through osgeo7's nginx to point to the local Apache which is running on port 8081

• server logfiles live at:

   /var/log/apache2/demo.mapserver.org-error.log
   /var/log/apache2/demo.mapserver.org-access.log

• mapserv and other service endpoints live at: /usr/lib/cgi-bin/

Restarting Apache

• sudo systemctl restart apache2

Adding Apache Aliases

• add symbolic links from /var/www/demo.mapserver.org/ to your app installed in /mapserver/apps/

Services on osgeo7

For each service you configure on demo.mapserver.org, please edit /var/www/demo.mapserver.org/index.html and list your new service.

MapServer Tutorial

• This is a MapServer CGI instance, serving data files for the MapServer Tutorial at: https://mapserver.org/tutorial/
• On Disk: /mapserver/apps/tutorial/
• On Web: https://demo.mapserver.org/tutorial/
• updated:
  • November 2021 for MapServer 8+
  • March 2020 for MapServer 7+
• Administrator: jmckenna

WMS msautotest Service

• Simple WMS service with a latlong and mercator layer, with global extents. Used by msautotest (for GDAL testing)
• On Disk: /mapserver/apps/msautotest/world/world.map
• On Web: https://demo.mapserver.org/cgi-bin/msautotest?
• Administrator: jmckenna

WMS Service (for Documentation)

• Small mapfile serving a raster file, and a single point, line, and poly file. Used in the MapServer docs.
• On Disk: /mapserver/apps/ogc-demos/map/wms.map
• On Web: https://demo.mapserver.org/cgi-bin/wms?
• Administrator: jmckenna

WMS Landsat7 Service (for Documentation)

• Small mapfile serving an 8bit landsat image and a 16bit landsat image, used in the SLD doc.
• On Disk: /mapserver/apps/ogc-demos/map/wms-raster.map
• On Web: https://demo.mapserver.org/cgi-bin/wms_landsat?
• Administrator: jmckenna

WFS Service (for Documentation)

• Small mapfile serving a point and polygon shapefile. Used in the MapServer docs.
• On Disk: /mapserver/apps/ogc-demos/map/wfs.map
• On Web: https://demo.mapserver.org/cgi-bin/wfs?
• Administrator: jmckenna

WCS Service (for Documentation)

• Minnesota DNR demo, includes MODIS and NDVI imagery. Used in the MapServer docs.
• On Disk: /mapserver/apps/ogc-demos/map/wcs.map
• On Web: https://demo.mapserver.org/cgi-bin/wcs?
• Administrator: jmckenna

OGR Examples (for Documentation)

• Small examples of OGR formats used in MapServer. Used in the MapServer docs.
• On Disk: /mapserver/apps/ogr-demos/
• On Web: https://demo.mapserver.org/ogr-demos/
• Administrator: jmckenna

HTML Legend Examples (for Documentation)

• Small examples of HTML Legends used in MapServer. Used in the MapServer docs.
• On Disk: /mapserver/apps/itasca_legend/
• On Web: https://demo.mapserver.org/itasca_legend/
• Administrator: jmckenna

WMS OpenStreetMap Service (for Documentation)

• OSM data for Minnesota loaded into PostgreSQL, served by MapServer. Used in the OpenLayers app on main site.
• On Disk: /mapserver/apps/osm/osm-google.map
• On Web: https://demo.mapserver.org/cgi-bin/umn?
• Administrator: jmckenna

Caching for mapserver.org OpenLayers viewer

• mapcache.xml lives in:

   /mapserver/apps/mapcache/

• mapcache demos: https://demo.mapserver.org/mapcache/demo/
• after modifying mapcache.xml, restart its Apache:

   sudo systemctl restart apache2

• mapfile:

   /mapserver/apps/osm/osm-google.map

• seed command:

   sudo mapcache_seed -c /mapserver/apps/mapcache/mapcache.xml -t osm-mn-tileset -g GoogleMapsCompatible -z 0,13 -e -10484037,5552055,-10288486,5668255 -i scanline

• cache directory:

   /mapserver/ms_tmp/cache/osm-mn-tileset/

• viewing seed levels: https://demo.mapserver.org/mapcache/tms1.0.0/osm-mn-tileset@GoogleMapsCompatible/

MapServer 7+ CGI

main

• A dynamically compiled "mapserv" CGI has been compiled to support V7+ demo services.
• Web URL: https://demo.mapserver.org/cgi-bin/mapserv
• Source build in /mapserver/src/MapServer-git-main/build
• Administrators: jmckenna
• build instructions for reference:

$ cd /mapserver/src/MapServer-git-main/build
$ cmake .. -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DWITH_KML=1 -DWITH_CLIENT_WMS=1 -DWITH_CLIENT_WFS=1 -DWITH_CURL=1 -DWITH_FRIBIDI=1 -DWITH_GIF=1 -DWITH_HARFBUZZ=1 -DWITH_ICONV=1 -DWITH_SOS=1 -DWITH_WCS=1 -DWITH_WMS=1 -DWITH_WFS=1 -DWITH_FCGI=0 -DPOSTGRESQL_LIBRARY=/usr/local/pgsql/lib/libpq.so -DWITH_CAIRO=1 -DWITH_POSTGIS=1 -DWITH_GEOS=1 -DWITH_PIXMAN=0 -DWITH_PROTOBUFC=1 -DWITH_RSVG=1
$ make
$ cp /mapserver/src/MapServer-git-main/build/mapserv /usr/lib/cgi-bin/