MapServer at osgeo7

Start page

• https://staging.demo.mapserver.org

Server Overview

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

Status

• 2020-07-24
  • 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

Participants

• Jeff McKenna
• contact jmckenna for access (occurs by proxyjump through 'download' container)

MapServer Installation on AdhocVM

• MapServer master compiled, also GDAL 3.1.2, and PROJ 7.1.0 compiled from source
• 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/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/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: http://www.mapserver.org/tutorial/
• On Disk: /mapserver/apps/tutorial/
• On Web: https://demo.mapserver.org/tutorial/
• updated in March 2020 for MapServer 7
• Administrator: jmckenna

World Blue Marble

• Simple blue marble world WMS service with a latlong and mercator layer. Used by MSAutoTest
• On Disk: /mapserver/apps/msautotest/world
• 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

MapServer 7.x CGI

master

• 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-master/build
• Administrators: jmckenna
• build instructions for reference:

$ cd /mapserver/src/mapserver-master/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 -DUSE_POINT_Z_M=1 -DWITH_PIXMAN=0 -DWITH_PROTOBUFC=1 -DWITH_RSVG=1
$ make
$ cp /mapserver/mapserver-master/build/mapserv /usr/lib/cgi-bin/