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Mastering Geoserver

Mastering Geoserver

By : Henderson
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Mastering Geoserver

Mastering Geoserver

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By: Henderson
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Overview of this book

If you are a GIS professional who intends to explore advanced techniques and get more out of GeoServer deployment rather than simply delivering good looking maps, then this book is for you.
Table of Contents (14 chapters)
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Preface
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Preface
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What this book covers
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What you need for this book
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Who this book is for
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Conventions
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Reader feedback
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Customer support
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1. Installing GeoServer for Production
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1. Installing GeoServer for Production
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Java requirements
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Installing Apache Tomcat
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Deploying GeoServer to Apache Tomcat
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Configuring GeoServer for maximum performance and availability
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Configuring multiple GeoServer instances on a single server
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Summary
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2. Working with Raster Data
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2. Working with Raster Data
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Increasing the raster formats supported by GeoServer
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How to optimize raster data for better performance
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How to serve very large raster datasets
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Summary
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3. Working with Vector Data in Spatial Databases
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3. Working with Vector Data in Spatial Databases
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Database connection pooling
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JNDI connection or JDBC
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General database connection parameters
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Serving data from PostGIS
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Serving data from Oracle
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Serving data from Microsoft SQL Server and SQL Azure
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Creating SQL View layers
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Summary
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4. Using GeoServer to Serve Complex Features
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4. Using GeoServer to Serve Complex Features
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The difference between simple and complex features
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Using GeoServer application schemas
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Publishing data with an application schema
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5. Using GeoServer as a Proxy
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5. Using GeoServer as a Proxy
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Defining cascaded services
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Using cascaded services
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Creating a cascaded WMS connection
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Connecting to a cascaded WFS
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Extending server capabilities
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6. Controlling the Output of GeoServer
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6. Controlling the Output of GeoServer
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Styling data with Styled Layer Descriptor
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Styling data using Cascaded Style Sheets
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Per-request styling of map features
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Per-request filtering of data
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Using Freemarker templates to change WMS responses
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7. Using GeoServer to Print Maps
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7. Using GeoServer to Print Maps
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The GeoServer print extension
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Installing the print extension
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Configuring the print extension
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Defining print layouts
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Making print requests
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An example OpenLayers application
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8. Integrating GeoServer in a Spatial Data Infrastructure
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8. Integrating GeoServer in a Spatial Data Infrastructure
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Definition of a spatial data infrastructure
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User perspective – editing data through WFS-T
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User perspective – consuming data
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9. GeoServer as a Spatial Analysis Platform
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9. GeoServer as a Spatial Analysis Platform
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Understanding Web Processing Services
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Installing the WPS extension
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Using WPS to perform spatial analysis
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Understanding GeoScript
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Installing the GeoScript extension
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Scripting GeoServer
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10. Enterprise Security and GeoServer
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10. Enterprise Security and GeoServer
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Authentication and authorization
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Using Active Directory for user authentication and authorization
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Using Digest for user authentication
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Using HTTP Header for user authentication
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11. Monitoring the Performance and Health of GeoServer
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11. Monitoring the Performance and Health of GeoServer
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The importance of monitoring GeoServer
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The GeoServer monitor extension
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Stress testing GeoServer
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Analyzing the results of the stress test
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12. Optimizing GeoServer for Production
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12. Optimizing GeoServer for Production
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Deploying GeoServer in a cluster
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Optimizing GeoServer
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Automatic recovery from service failures
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Index
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Index

Deploying GeoServer to Apache Tomcat

We are getting there for a basic configuration of GeoServer, which we can use as a basis to architect our production environment for high-availability, failover, and scalability. Now we need to deploy GeoServer into Apache Tomcat, which is happily a straightforward process.

We will utilize Apache Tomcat's auto-deploy feature that allows us to copy the GeoServer WAR (Web Archive) file directly to appBase of a running Tomcat instance. Tomcat will detect the presence of the WAR file, and then deploy it ready for use.

First, we need to download the WAR file from the GeoServer download page at http://geoserver.org/release/Stable. At the time of writing, the current stable version of GeoServer is 2.5.2:

Deploying GeoServer to Apache Tomcat

Click on the Web Archive link and save the downloaded ZIP file somewhere it is accessible.

Deploying on CentOS 6.3

Deployment of GeoServer on CentOS is a very straightforward process, thanks to the way Tomcat is architected. WAR files can automatically be deployed by copying them to a specific location in the Tomcat home directory.

Download the WAR file to a location on your system, for example, your home directory:

$ cd ~
$ wget http://sourceforge.net/projects/geoserver/files/GeoServer/2.5.2/geoserver-2.5.2-war.zip

The WAR file that we want to deploy to GeoServer is contained within the downloaded ZIP file, so we need to extract this from the Tomcat appBase directory:

$ sudo unzip geoserver-2.5.2-war.zip *.war –d $CATALINA_HOME/webapps/

This command will only extract the geoserver.war file from the ZIP file and place it in the Tomcat appBase directory. Tomcat will then autodeploy the WAR file, and you should see a geoserver directory appear.

Deploying on Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1

Deploying the GeoServer WAR file on Windows follows the same process as that of Linux. The WAR file is copied in the Tomcat home directory, where it is unpacked and the GeoServer context started.

The following steps are required to deploy the GeoServer WAR file in Tomcat:

  1. Download the WAR file to a location on your system, for example, the Downloads folder within your home directory.
  2. Double-click on the geoserver-2.5.2-war.zip file to open it in Windows Explorer (assuming you do not have another ZIP application installed).
  3. Drag and drop the geoserver.war file from the ZIP folder to the webapps folder in your Tomcat service home directory. If you followed the steps to install Tomcat on Windows, then this directory will be C:\Tomcat7-1\webapps:
    Deploying on Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
  4. After dropping the file into the folder, Tomcat will autodeploy it and a directory called geoserver will appear.

Checking GeoServer deployment

We should now have a basic configuration of GeoServer deployed inside an Apache Tomcat instance. Test that GeoServer was successfully deployed by opening a web browser and navigating to the GeoServer administration interface:

http://[your server address]:8080/geoserver

If everything worked as expected, then we should be presented with the GeoServer administration interface's front page:

Checking GeoServer deployment
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