After the map loads, click on a state. The layer information about that state loads under the map. Consider the following example for clicking on Alabama:
Now examine the URL that was called. The
INFO_FORMAT=text/html
outputs features as a HTML string by default:http://localhost:8080/geoserver/topp/wms?REQUEST=GetFeatureInfo&EXCEPTIONS=application/vnd.ogc.se_xml&BBOX=-139.848709,18.549282,-51.852562,55.77842&SERVICE=WMS&INFO_FORMAT=text/html&QUERY_LAYERS=topp:states&FEATURE_COUNT=50&Layers=topp:states&WIDTH=780&HEIGHT=330&format=image/png&styles=&srs=EPSG:4326&version=1.1.1&x=471&y=201
Create new files in
$GEOSERVER_DATA/workspaces/topp/states_shapefile/states
calledcontent.ftl
,footer.ftl
, andheader.ftl
.Place the following text in the
header.ftl
file:<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?> <states>
In the
content.ftl...
GeoServer Beginner's Guide
GeoServer Beginner's Guide
Overview of this book
GeoServer is an open source server-side software written in Java that allows users to share and edit geospatial data. Designed for interoperability, it publishes data from any major spatial data source using open standards. GeoServer allows you to display your spatial information to the world. Implementing the Web Map Service (WMS) standard, GeoServer can create maps in a variety of output formats. OpenLayers, a free mapping library, is integrated into GeoServer, making map generation quick and easy. GeoServer is built on Geotools, an open source Java GIS toolkit.GeoServer Beginner's Guide gives you a kick start to build custom maps using your data without the need for costly commercial software licenses and restrictions. Even if you do not have prior GIS knowledge, you will be able to make interactive maps after reading this book.You will install GeoServer, access your data from a database, style points, lines, polygons, and labels to impress site visitors with real-time maps.Follow along through a step-by-step guide that installs GeoServer in minutes. Explore the web-based administrative interface to connect to backend data stores such as MySQL, PostGIS, MSSQL, and Oracle. Display your data on web-based interactive maps, style lines, points, polygons, and embed images to visualize this data for your web visitors. Walk away from this book with a working application ready for production.After reading the GeoServer Beginner's Guide, you will have beautiful, custom maps on your website built using your geospatial data.
Table of Contents (20 chapters)
GeoServer Beginner's Guide
Credits
About the Authors
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Free Chapter
GIS Fundamentals
Getting Started with GeoServer
Exploring the Administrative Interface
Accessing Layers
Adding Your Data
Styling Your Layers
Creating Simple Maps
Performance and Caching
Automating Tasks: GeoServer REST Interface
Securing GeoServer Before Production
Tuning GeoServer in a Production Environment
Going Further: Getting Help and Troubleshooting
Pop Quiz Answers
Index
Customer Reviews