Mapserver Training.

• Mapserver Training.
• Objective:
• Activities:
• Recommended Pre-requisites
  • Requirements
• Module 1
  • Mapserver Introduction
• Module 2
  • Generating & Displaying Basic Map Data
• Optional Training (Only to Administrators)
  • Recommended Pre-requisites
  • Requirements
  • Module 3
    • Tikiwiki Installation and Upgrade, Mysql Installation.

Objective:

• To create Wiki pages.
• To generate & display basic Map Data
• To install and upgrade tikiwiki

Activities:

• The participants will be required to create wiki pages using wiki syntax.
• Upload maps into server using winscp.
• Creating Mapfiles.
• Upgrade tikiwiki version.
• Troubleshoot mapserver problems.

Recommended Pre-requisites

• The ability to perform basic file management and editing tasks using the Linux file system.
• Trainees must have some sort of GIS skills and working for a GIS department to part take in this training.

Requirements

• The participants will have to bring their own computer during the course
• Course Duration:3-5 days

Module 1

Mapserver Introduction

• Understand what the mapserver is.
• Registering.
• Know how to upload images, files and maps and to display it on a wiki page.
• Editing Wiki pages.

Module 2

Generating & Displaying Basic Map Data

• Defining mapfiles
• Know how to create mapfiles.
• MapServer Layer Subclassing
• Specifying Class Information
• Feature Sizing

Optional Training (Only to Administrators)

Recommended Pre-requisites

• Trainee(s) to have administrator priviledges on the mapserver.

Requirements

Module 3

Tikiwiki Installation and Upgrade, Mysql Installation.

• Learn how to install tikiwiki.
• Mysql installation
• Learn how to upgrade tikiwiki remotely from a windows machine.
• Learn how to reconfigure Kamap after an upgrade.
• Upload large mapfiles into the server using winscp (if uploading files from window environment) or directly to server from any media.