20050104: WMS and IDV

>From: Richard P Signell <address@hidden>
>Organization: USGS
>Keywords: 200501050356.j053uWv2020879 IDV WMS

Hi Rich-

First, please send messages to support in plain text (or use the
support form).  This came through looking like:

><FONT face=3D"Default Sans Serif, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" si=
>ze=3D2><DIV>IDV Gurus,</DIV><DIV>&nbsp;</DIV><DIV>Oops, I googled a bit mor=
>e and found how to access at least one WMS server in IDV -- the max tempera=
>ture from globe.digitalearth.gov example in the mail archives.</DIV><DIV>&n=
>bsp;</DIV><DIV>But when I try to bring up *our* USGS WMS server:</DIV><DIV>=
><BR><A href=3D"http://coastalmap.marine.usgs.gov:80/servlet/com.esri.wms.Es=
>rimap?REQUEST=3DGetCapabilities&amp;VERSION=3D1.1" target=3Dblank>http://co=
>astalmap.marine.usgs.gov:80/servlet/com.esri.wms.Esrimap?REQUEST=3DGetCapab=
>ilities&amp;VERSION=3D1.1</A></DIV><DIV>&nbsp;</DIV><DIV>I get a nice list =
>of layers, but&nbsp;clicking on any of the layers returns "none of the sele=
>cted items are queryable"</DIV><DIV>&nbsp;</DIV><DIV>I can access these thr=
>ough mapserver, but do I have the syntax wrong? (I don't know much about WM=
>S).</DIV><DIV>&nbsp;</DIV><DIV>Thanks,</DIV><DIV>Rich</DIV><DIV><br>Dr.&nbs=
>p;Richard&nbsp;P.&nbsp;Signell&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nb=
>sp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;address@hidden<br>U.S.&nbsp;Geolo=
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But I was able to read it as:

>IDV Gurus,
>
>Oops, I googled a bit more and found how to access at least one WMS
>server in IDV -- the max temperature from globe.digitalearth.gov example
>in the mail archives.
>
>But when I try to bring up *our* USGS WMS server:
>
>http://coastalmap.marine.usgs.gov:80/servlet/com.esri.wms.Esrimap?REQUEST=3DGetCapabilities&amp;VERSION=3D1.1
>
>I get a nice list of layers, but clicking on any of the layers returns 
>"none of the selected items are queryable"
>
>I can access these through mapserver, but do I have the syntax wrong? 
>(I don't know much about WMS).

The WMS server interface in IDV was a proof of concept and has
not been tested or finished.  No one is working on finishing this
at this time.  Only layers that are queriable for extents can be
accessed.

What data do you want to access from the WMS server?  We are more
likely to go the route of a Web Coverage Server (WCS) interface
for future development.

Don Murray
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