Ah, if you're already using mapserver, I'd see about just exporting the PostGIS db as a shapefile. Are you worried it'll be too large/too slow?
Also, the OSM styles are available as CartoCSS, which is supported by other tilers too. Jim On 06/27/2015 08:13 PM, Brent Wood wrote: > Thanks James, > > I have looked at > http://docs.qgis.org/2.8/en/docs/user_manual/working_with_ogc/ogc_server_support.html?highlight=server > > which seems like it would work - but I'd still need to avoid Postgis as > the data source (read only filesystem) and sort out the rendering styles > for use with QGIS - it may be possible to export the OSM Postgis tables > as shapefiles & use those as the data source, but I don't know how to go > about adapting the rendering styles, which is a large part of the value > of OSM - data plus style. > > Cheers, > > Brent > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > *From:* James Keener <[email protected]> > *To:* Brent Wood <[email protected]>; Qgis-user List > <[email protected]>; Mapserver-users > <[email protected]>; OSGeo Discussions > <[email protected]>; Nzopengis <[email protected]>; > Live-demo <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Sunday, June 28, 2015 11:52 AM > *Subject:* Re: [Qgis-user] Live DVD advice > > Could you use QGIS Server? It'd take a qgs file and the data it needs > (which can be any input type QGIS uses, including shapefiles and > spatialite dbs along with PostGIS). > > Jim > > > > On 06/27/2015 07:46 PM, Brent Wood wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I'm looking to build a LiveDVD/USB key with QGIS, OSM base layer and web >> services for New Zealand. >> >> Our road & topo data is very up to date in OSM, and we have numerous >> government (central, regional & local) agencies and others providing >> data via OGC services, so I'm hoping the system will have embedded OSM, >> and pre-loaded OGC servers to connect to, as well as some QGIS plugins >> specific to New Zealand. >> >> The disk/key is intended for schools & demonstrations showing FOSS, FOSS >> GIS, Open Data and Open Standards, focused on NZ data. >> >> Some years ago I built a laptop system demo'ed at several local schools >> which worked OK, with mapserver serving OSM via WMS direct from Postgis. >> NZ is small enough that the data could be rendered dynamically from the >> vector data in a reasonably interactive system. >> >> I can't reasonably use Postgis on a read only filesystem, and all the >> later guides assume that tiles will be used. Does anyone have any advice >> as to how I might best do this? >> >> Thanks, >> >> Brent Wood > >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Qgis-user mailing list >> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user > >> > >
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