[Geowanking] [Fwd: [Webmap-discuss] static map with KML/GML overlay on WMS]

[Mike Liebhold]

Hi Mathias,

You might get a few more suggestions on the more active geowanking list, 
cc'd here:

Anyone care to respond?

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Subject: 	[Webmap-discuss] static map with KML/GML overlay on WMS
Date: 	Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:56:45 -0600
From: 	Mathias Tobler <mtlist at gmx.net>
To: 	webmap-discuss at lists.osgeo.org



For a botanical collection management system (atrium.andesamazon.org) I 
am looking for a quick sollution to overlay a KML or GML layer on a WMS 
background to create a static map image. The idea would be to write a 
PHP script that takes a URL for a WMS and a URL for a KML file 
(dynamically created to macht the data requested by the user), overlays 
the KML on the WMS layer and returns the resulting map as a JPG/PNG 
file. I am aware of OpenLayer and other sollutions that can creat 
dynamic maps from different sources but I specifically need a static map 
that can be printed in a report. This is similar to Google Static Maps 
only that it would show a WMS layer with a KML overlay.

I am not sure if what I have in mind is easily doeable or if I will need 
to decide on a specific WMS software and program a sollution on top of 
that (such as Mapserver with MapScript). Any suggestions are wellcome.

Mathias

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