Comments on: WMS Service Mining http://blog.webmapper.com.au/2006/01/19/wms-service-mining/ Not another GIS blog Tue, 06 Jan 2009 06:26:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Tim Schaub http://blog.webmapper.com.au/2006/01/19/wms-service-mining/comment-page-1/#comment-2794 Tim Schaub Thu, 09 Nov 2006 06:57:58 +0000 http://chris.narx.net/2006/01/19/wms-service-mining/#comment-2794 I've put together a visual catalog of WMS sites at http://wms-sites.com. If you know of a site that is not listed there, drop it in the suggestion box. I'll be adding a geographic search interface soon. Until then, you have to rely on metadata supplied by the providers. I'm working out a number of issues as more sites get added. When it's all running smoothly, I'll hook up an automated mining process. I’ve put together a visual catalog of WMS sites at http://wms-sites.com. If you know of a site that is not listed there, drop it in the suggestion box.

I’ll be adding a geographic search interface soon. Until then, you have to rely on metadata supplied by the providers.

I’m working out a number of issues as more sites get added. When it’s all running smoothly, I’ll hook up an automated mining process.

]]> By: IONIC Tech Blog » Blog Archive » The catalogue race has begun http://blog.webmapper.com.au/2006/01/19/wms-service-mining/comment-page-1/#comment-1801 IONIC Tech Blog » Blog Archive » The catalogue race has begun Mon, 02 Oct 2006 21:37:57 +0000 http://chris.narx.net/2006/01/19/wms-service-mining/#comment-1801 [...] Il y a actuellement une vraie demande pour un repository de services publics OGC, ouvert à tous et permettant de retrouver facilement et efficacement des ressources. Bref, un catalogue public. Ce qui a déjà été tenté avec AskTheSpider, sans vrai succès, pour diverses raisons. Mais le besoin est là, quand on voit des réactions comme celle-ci : “[…] the number of WMS servers is surely growing… but how do you find them? There is no central registry for WMS servers but efforts like the refractions research ogc survey, mapdex and a few google tricks are making it easier to find data distributed via WMS” [...] [...] Il y a actuellement une vraie demande pour un repository de services publics OGC, ouvert à tous et permettant de retrouver facilement et efficacement des ressources. Bref, un catalogue public. Ce qui a déjà été tenté avec AskTheSpider, sans vrai succès, pour diverses raisons. Mais le besoin est là, quand on voit des réactions comme celle-ci : “[…] the number of WMS servers is surely growing… but how do you find them? There is no central registry for WMS servers but efforts like the refractions research ogc survey, mapdex and a few google tricks are making it easier to find data distributed via WMS” [...]

]]> By: jean marc B http://blog.webmapper.com.au/2006/01/19/wms-service-mining/comment-page-1/#comment-1739 jean marc B Sun, 24 Sep 2006 01:30:20 +0000 http://chris.narx.net/2006/01/19/wms-service-mining/#comment-1739 UK: 16 results. Surprising. not for european people. I could add FR: 2 results found. geographic data is hold on strong copyrights in most countries of europe. It goes totally against the WMS idea. 2-3 years ago, You talked about WMS to them, they think its like giving banknotes to hobos, sorta cool-smoker-of-the-seventies anarchist foolish idea. I've read official statements that releasing freely geo data will go against the security of this data, followed by a page-full of reasons and explanation why the data must be provided rarely at most. Nowadays, things are getting rocked a bit, though. thx to google and worldwind. Needless to say this data is produced the same way as USGS and so. public funds. I am sued for 10 000 EUR for having displayed small frames of topographic data. _public_ administration of my own state is at the begininng of this. in fact, geo data is related to DVD pirating and such. Taxes are a good thing. but mine obviously don't go to Universal and Walt Disney. So a search for WMS on european land is a difficult one. The best sources for europe coverage are US data. loads of interesting topics on your blog. keep on. jean marc UK: 16 results. Surprising.

not for european people. I could add
FR: 2 results found.

geographic data is hold on strong copyrights in most countries of europe. It goes totally against the WMS idea. 2-3 years ago, You talked about WMS to them, they think its like giving banknotes to hobos, sorta cool-smoker-of-the-seventies anarchist foolish idea. I’ve read official statements that releasing freely geo data will go against the security of this data, followed by a page-full of reasons and explanation why the data must be provided rarely at most.

Nowadays, things are getting rocked a bit, though. thx to google and worldwind.
Needless to say this data is produced the same way as USGS and so. public funds. I am sued for 10 000 EUR for having displayed small frames of topographic data. _public_ administration of my own state is at the begininng of this.
in fact, geo data is related to DVD pirating and such. Taxes are a good thing. but mine obviously don’t go to Universal and Walt Disney.

So a search for WMS on european land is a difficult one.
The best sources for europe coverage are US data.

loads of interesting topics on your blog. keep on.

jean marc

]]> By: Frank Hanssen http://blog.webmapper.com.au/2006/01/19/wms-service-mining/comment-page-1/#comment-1199 Frank Hanssen Tue, 25 Jul 2006 08:49:54 +0000 http://chris.narx.net/2006/01/19/wms-service-mining/#comment-1199 Hi! I really miss a united wms-catalogue service, this site is really a big step in the right direction. Could anyone please tell me if there exist a WMS supplied with topographic maps for the Serengeti area in Tanzania, Africa? Best regards Frank Hi!

I really miss a united wms-catalogue service, this site is really a big step in the right direction.

Could anyone please tell me if there exist a WMS supplied with topographic maps for the Serengeti area in Tanzania, Africa?

Best regards Frank

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