== Image Layers ==

2 approaches:[[BR]]
(1) Build a .map file for [http://mapserver.org MapServer][[BR]]
    Build a layer which accesses this via WMS (although it should appear to be different from user-perspective as it references local data)
(2) Use !OpenLayers.Layer.Image
 * http://dev.openlayers.org/releases/OpenLayers-2.7/doc/apidocs/files/OpenLayers/Layer/Image-js.html

Can optionally use [http://www.klokan.cz/projects/gdal2tiles/ gdal2tiles] to split a large image into Tiles for beter performance.

We can include access to [http://www.unearthedoutdoors.net/global_data/true_marble/download 250m True Marble] as a useful base/sample

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