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Overview of Autodesk MapGuide LiteView

Autodesk MapGuide LiteView extends the capabilities of Autodesk
MapGuide to display maps quickly in a browser without the need for a
special plug-in viewer. Autodesk MapGuide LiteView is a servlet—that is, a
Java program that runs on a server—that provides lightweight (fast, efficient,
and installation-free) viewing.
Autodesk MapGuide LiteView converts MWF files to PNG or JPEG files for
display in Microsoft Internet Explorer, Netscape Navigator, or any browser
that supports the PNG or JPEG format. A Web application that sends a
request to the Autodesk MapGuide LiteView servlet to convert an MWF file
to a PNG or JPEG file receives the converted image in the response.
Autodesk MapGuide LiteView understands all the enhancements to the
Autodesk MapGuide Release 6.5 MWF file format, and supports all coordi-
nate systems in which an MWF file can be authored. Autodesk MapGuide
LiteView supports GetCapabilities, GetMap, and GetFeatureInfo requests to
comply with the OpenGIS Web Map Service (WMS) 1.1.1 implementation
specification. You must register maps by using Autodesk MapGuide Lite-
View's WMS Administrator before making WMS 1.1.1 requests.

Features

As a developer, the Autodesk MapGuide LiteView features of special interest
to you are:
User-map interactivity—You can use the following URL parameters in
map requests to give users more opportunities to interact with a map:
Simplified installation and configuration—The Autodesk MapGuide
LiteView installation program prompts you for the most important
Autodesk MapGuide LiteView configuration parameters, configures
Apache Tomcat, and sets up Autodesk MapGuide LiteView so it is ready to
use. The ColdFusion and WMS Viewer sample application files are copied
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Chapter 1 Introduction
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SRS (Spatial Reference System) parameter—Overrides the Map Coor-
dinate System (MCS).
SELECT parameter—Supports selection of layer groups as well as the
selection of map features on layers.
HLS (Highlighting Line Styles) parameter—Supports up to four user-
defined highlighting styles that are used to select map features.
SYMBOLS parameter—Identifies one or more map locations by using
a user-defined symbol.