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> If 20% of the request will require a POST, then my client needs to code > for that. Again, I give the Matlab example, I can no longer count on > using "url.write". Also, while I have seen a number of "implementations" > of some OGC services that use GET, the standard usually calls for a POST. > If i don't write to the standard, then it is no longer a standard. IOOS > ran into this with their initial SOS service, they created a GET version, > but then of course this no longer followed the SOS standard at that time > > I think we're barking up the wrong tree here. You can fit a whole lot of parameters into a standard GET request, e.g., here is an image generated by RAMADDA's IDV grid displays plugin: http://ramadda.org/repository/entry/show/gfs80.gif?idv.action=action.makeimage&width=650&levels0=3&height=400&c_int0=5.0&mapcolor=ff0000×0=0&c_b0=0.0&s_p0=top¶m=Temperature&ct0=Blues&c_w0=1&f_sk0=0&wireframe=true&latlon.visible=true&proj=US%3ECONUS&submit=Make+Image&r_mx0=45.0&output=idv.grid&mapwidth=2&c_mx0=45.0&unit0=celsius&dsp0=planviewcolor&product=product.image&f_d0=1&maps=%2Fauxdata%2Fmaps%2FOUTLUSAM&entryid=b835f612-5975-468f-86af-16e1a8e25219&r_mn0=-90.0&dll0=hello&backgroundimage=fixed-bluemarble&f_s0=4&zoom=0.7&c_mn0=-90.0&c_l0=true&bg=ffffff&latlon.spacing=30 (source is here: http://ramadda.org/repository/entry/show?entryid=b835f612-5975-468f-86af-16e1a8e25219&output=idv.grid ) Most likely people doing service requests to a data server are going to need to specify far fewer parameters. -Jeff
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