Open Layer with MapSever

Openlayer can add mapserver wms layer. In this writing, I discuss how work with mapserver wms layer using openlayer. I also wrote an article on how to create mapserver wms repository in my another writing here.

So let assume that we have a well configure mapserver repository and now want to view this maps using openlayer.

Add MapSever WMS Layer:

var dist = new OpenLayers.Layer.WMS( "Bangladesh Admin Bourndary",
	 "http://localhost:8080/cgi-bin/mapserv.exe?map=C:/OSGeo4W/apache/htdocs/openlayer/sampleapps/distwms.map",
	{layers: 'dist_geo',
		srs: 'EPSG:4326',
		format: format,
		isBaseLayer: true,
		visibility: true
	}

);

This will include Bangladesh district boundary as base wms layer. Note that we set the srs value wgs84 projection of our data.

Now we add the road layer from wms as openlayer overlay layer.

 // add road layer as overlay layer
	var bdhw = new OpenLayers.Layer.WMS(
                "Bangladesh Highway",
                "http://localhost:8080/cgi-bin/mapserv.exe",
                {
                    map: 'C:/OSGeo4W/apache/htdocs/openlayer/sampleapps/distwms.map',
                    transparent: 'TRUE',
                    layers: 'road_geo',
	    srs: 'EPSG:4326',
	   format: format
                },
                {'reproject': true}
            );

Now we implement identity features. When user click on map, we make WMSGetFeatureInfo request to mapserver.


infoControls = {
	click: new OpenLayers.Control.WMSGetFeatureInfo({
	url: 'http://localhost:8080/cgi-bin/mapserv.exe?map=C:/OSGeo4W/apache/htdocs/openlayer/sampleapps/distwms.map',
	title: 'Identify features by clicking',
	layers: [dist],
	infoFormat:'text/html',
	queryVisible: true
	})
};

Below the full source code is available,

<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
  <head>
    <title>MapServer Layer</title>
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="theme/default/style.css" type="text/css" />
    <style>
		.opmap
		{
			height:450px;
			width:550px;
		}
    </style>
    <script src="OpenLayers.js"></script>
    <script src='http://maps.google.com/maps?file=api&amp;v=2&amp;key=ABQIAAAAjpkAC9ePGem0lIq5XcMiuhR_wWLPFku8Ix9i2SXYRVK3e45q1BQUd_beF8dtzKET_EteAjPdGDwqpQ'></script>
    <script type="text/javascript">

		/*######################
		Author: Md Abul Khayer
		Year: 2010
		khayer.wordpress.com
		#######################*/

        var map, layer;
		var infoControls;

        function init(){

			format = 'image/png';

			var bounds = new OpenLayers.Bounds(
				88.011, 20.59,
				92.683, 26.634
			);

			var options = {
				controls: [],
				maxExtent: bounds,
				maxResolution: 0.023609375,
				projection: "EPSG:4326",
			};

			map = new OpenLayers.Map('map', options);

			// Add Google Layer as baselayer
			var gphy = new OpenLayers.Layer.Google(
			"Google Physical",
			{type: G_PHYSICAL_MAP}
            );

			var gmap = new OpenLayers.Layer.Google(
                "Google Streets", // the default
                {numZoomLevels: 20}
            );

			var ghyb = new OpenLayers.Layer.Google(
                "Google Hybrid",
                {type: G_HYBRID_MAP, numZoomLevels: 20}
            );

			var gsat = new OpenLayers.Layer.Google(
                "Google Satellite",
                {type: G_SATELLITE_MAP, numZoomLevels: 22}
            );

            map.addLayers([gphy, gmap, ghyb, gsat]);

			// Add Custom base layer. Bangladesh District boundary.
			var dist = new OpenLayers.Layer.WMS( "Bangladesh Admin Bourndary",
                    "http://localhost:8080/cgi-bin/mapserv.exe?map=C:/OSGeo4W/apache/htdocs/openlayer/sampleapps/distwms.map",
					{layers: 'dist_geo',
						srs: 'EPSG:4326',
						format: format,
						isBaseLayer: true,
						visibility: true
					}

			);

            // add road layer as overlay layer
			var bdhw = new OpenLayers.Layer.WMS(
                "Bangladesh Highway",
                "http://localhost:8080/cgi-bin/mapserv.exe",
                {
                    map: 'C:/OSGeo4W/apache/htdocs/openlayer/sampleapps/distwms.map',
                    transparent: 'TRUE',
                    layers: 'road_geo',
					srs: 'EPSG:4326',
					format: format
                },
                {'reproject': true}
            );

            // Bangladesh distric head queater as overlay layer.
			var bdhq = new OpenLayers.Layer.WMS(
                "Bangladesh Dist HQ",
                "http://localhost:8080/cgi-bin/mapserv.exe",
                {
                    map: 'C:/OSGeo4W/apache/htdocs/openlayer/sampleapps/distwms.map',
                    transparent: 'TRUE',
                    layers: 'dist_hq_geo',
					srs: 'EPSG:4326',
					format: format
                },
                {'reproject': true}
            );

			// Get identities of the map. Can be either click or hover is activated.
			infoControls = {
				click: new OpenLayers.Control.WMSGetFeatureInfo({
					url: 'http://localhost:8080/cgi-bin/mapserv.exe?map=C:/OSGeo4W/apache/htdocs/openlayer/sampleapps/distwms.map',
					title: 'Identify features by clicking',
					layers: [dist],
					infoFormat:'text/html',
					queryVisible: true
				}),
            	hover: new OpenLayers.Control.WMSGetFeatureInfo({
                url: 'http://localhost:8080/cgi-bin/mapserv.exe?map=C:/OSGeo4W/apache/htdocs/openlayer/sampleapps/distwms.map',
                title: 'Identify features by clicking',
                layers: [dist],
                hover: true,
				infoFormat: 'text/html',
                queryVisible: true
            	})
			}

            map.addLayers([dist, bdhw, bdhq]);
			map.zoomToMaxExtent();
            map.addControl( new OpenLayers.Control.LayerSwitcher() );
			map.addControl(new OpenLayers.Control.Navigation());
			map.addControl(new OpenLayers.Control.LayerSwitcher({'div':OpenLayers.Util.getElement('layerswitcher')}));

			map.addControl(new OpenLayers.Control.Scale($('scale')));
			map.addControl(new OpenLayers.Control.MousePosition({element: $('location')}));

			for (var i in infoControls) {
				infoControls[i].events.register("getfeatureinfo", this, showInfo);
				map.addControl(infoControls[i]);
			}

        	infoControls.click.activate();

        }

		function showInfo(evt) {
			if (evt.features && evt.features.length) {
				 //highlightLayer.destroyFeatures();
				 //highlightLayer.addFeatures(evt.features);
				 //highlightLayer.redraw();

				 $('nodelist').innerHTML=evt.text;
			} else {
				$('nodelist').innerHTML=evt.text;
			}
    	}

    </script>
  </head>

  <body onLoad="init()">
    <div id="title">MapServer WMS Layer with Google map.</div>
    <div id="layerswitcher" class="olControlLayerSwitcher"></div>
    <div id="map" class="opmap"></div>

    <div id="wrapper">
        <div id="location" style="float:left">location</div>
        <div id="scale" style="float:left"></div>
        <div id="scale" style="clear:both"></div>
    </div>
    <div id="nodelist">
        <em>Click on the map to get feature info</em>
    </div>

  </body>
</html>

………………………………………………
Abul Khayer
GIS Programmer
CEGIS

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hi khayer,

I am quite new to MapServer, actually new in GIS as well. I am trying to integrate Openlayer to MapServer and was looking for some basic examples. I find your application quite useful. It would be good for me if you could provide your Map file (distwms.map/distGeo.map).

Thanks!

Comment by mukesh December 16, 2010 @ 1:45 am

Hello

I came across your blog dealing with mapserver and openlayers. I am stuck with one problem, when I am using openlayers to display my mapserver file, it is displaying only one single point. Whereas the using map server alone it is creating image file correctly.

I will be very grateful if you can help me as soon as possible.

Code for adding layer in openlayer:

var mlayer = new OpenLayers.Layer.MapServer( “Map Server”,
“http://localhost/cgi-bin/mapserv.exe”,
{ map:’/var/www/ganga/ganga.map’,
format:’png’,
layers:’my_shapefile’,
srs: ‘EPSG:4326′
}
);

Map Layer:

MAP
NAME “img”
SIZE 400 300
SYMBOLSET “/var/www/ganga/symbol.sym”
IMAGECOLOR 249 245 186
IMAGETYPE png
WEB
TEMPLATE “/var/www/ganga/test.html”
IMAGEPATH “/var/www/ganga/”
END
EXTENT 78.050000 26.610000 80.270000 29.040000
LAYER
NAME my_shapefile
TYPE POINT
DATA dolphin_1st
STATUS default
PROJECTION
“init=epsg:4326″
END
CLASS
STYLE
SYMBOL “circle”
SIZE 7
END
NAME “dolphin”
OUTLINECOLOR 0 100 0
END
END
END

Thanks

Varunesh Mishra

Comment by varun February 20, 2011 @ 11:46 am

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