Further load testing of GeoServer and MapServer (and tilecache) My previous load testing of GeoServer and MapServer involved requesting just one 256x256 pixel map across all the virtual user sessions. In this test, GeoServer performed stunningly well so long as... read more Posted by Crispin Flower 29 January 2012 Categories: CGI GeoServer MapServer Comments(0)
MapServer and GeoServer (and tilecache) comparison serving Ordnance Survey raster maps With two WMS running off identical data on the same server, I thought it would be interesting to compare speeds and the map output. So I lined up a map request with identical parameters to both... read more Posted by Crispin Flower 21 January 2012 Categories: GeoServer GIS (general) MapServer Ordnance Survey Tilecache Comments(0)
Serving Ordnance Survey rasters with GeoServer and MapServer - some irks and quirks I’ve been preparing a tilecache of UK Ordnance Survey mapping for a couple of big projects, combining Open Data with licensed Landranger (1:50,000) and Explorer (1:25,000) mapping. The tilecache... read more Posted by Crispin Flower 21 January 2012 Categories: GeoServer GIS (general) MapServer OGR/GDAL Python Comments(0)
Some notes about setting up Tilecache for the Ordnance Survey Open Data Background Increasingly we are using Ordnance Survey Open Data as a background map option in web sites, and also in desktop systems where no other mapping is available. We have so far served... read more Posted by Crispin Flower 15 January 2012 Categories: OpenLayers Ordnance Survey Tilecache Comments(1)
How to set up a new mojoPortal site in 10 minutes OK you had better have a .Net 4 IIS server and a SQL server already, or this is not going to work. And if sharing the web server with other sites, you should have a host name configured and pointing... read more Posted by Crispin Flower 14 January 2012 Categories: IIS mojoPortal Comments(0)
AGI Cymru Conference 2011: HBSMR Mobile presentation Held at Cardiff City Hall at the end of November, the AGI Cymru winter conference was attended by around 80 people and had a fair mix of managers and developers from different organizations around ... read more Posted by Crispin Flower 13 January 2012 Categories: GIS (general) HBSMR Mobile Comments(0)
AGI Cymru Conference 2011: GIS in the cloud Laine Skinner from ESDM presented under the ‘New Directions’ theme at the AGI Cymru Conference. Held at Cardiff City Hall at the end of November, the AGI Cymru winter conference was attended by... read more Posted by Crispin Flower 13 January 2012 Categories: Cloud GIS (general) Comments(0)
Map Icons This site has a large selection of map icons that are free to use (credit requested) with customisable colours: http://mapicons.nicolasmollet.com/ read more Posted by Andy Brewer 11 January 2012 Categories: OpenLayers Comments(0)