1. Using GeoServer
for interoperable management and
dissemination of geospatial data
Ing. Simone Giannecchini, GeoSolutions
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2. Outline
 GeoSolutions Facts
 GeoServer 2.0 Facts
 GUI
 Security
 Administration
 WMS, WFS, WCS
 Extensions and additional modules
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3. GeoSolutions - Facts
 Founded mid 2006 in Italy
 Expertise
• Image Processing, GeoSpatial Data Fusion
• Java, Java Enterprise, C++, Python
• JPEG2000, JPIP, Advanced 2D visualization
 Supporting/Developing FOSS4G projects
 GeoTools, GeoServer, GeoBatch, ImageIO-Ext, uDig
 Focus on
 Consultancy (agencies, large private companies, etc…)
 Building stack of geospatial Open Source products
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4. GeoServer
 GeoSpatial enterprise gateway
Java Enterprise
Management of raster and vector data
 Standards compliant
OGC WCS 1.0 - 1.1.1 (RI)
OGC WFS 1.0 - 1.1 (RI)
OGC WMS 1.1.1
OGC WPS 1.0.0
 Google Earth/Maps support
KML, GeoSearch, etc..
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Shapefile
Shapefile ---------
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WFSv* GML2
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GeoRSS
Vector files Raw vector GeoJSON
WFS 1.0 data
GeoServer 2.0 Facts
PostGIS CSV/XLS
DB2 WFS 1.1
Oracle PNG, GIF
MySql JPEG
GeoServer
WMS TIFF,
1.1.1
DBMS GeoTIFF
SVG, PDF
Google* Styled KML/KMZ
maps
ArcSDE
WFS WCS
1.0 GeoTIFF
Servers ArcGrid
GeoTIFF WCS GTopo30
1.1.1 Img+World
ArcGrid Raw raster
data
GTopo30 WPS
Img+world 1.0.0
Mosaic Raster files KML superoverlays
MrSID GWC
Google maps tiles
JPEG 2000
ECW,Pyramid, Oracle GeoRaster
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6. GeoServer 2.0 Facts
WCS WMS WFS WFSv REST Google GWC
GeoTools
ImageIO JAI JTS
GDAL Kakadu
Raster Style Vector
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7. GeoServer 2.0 GUI
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8. Integrated Security
 Spring ACEGI framework
 Per-layer rules support
 Simplified configuration with rules list
namespace.layer.mode=role1,role2,...
A name, or * to r: read The roles that will
mean “any” w: write be authorized to
access the data
under this rule
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9. Integrated Security
*.*.r=*
RDONLY
*.*.w=NO_ONE lock down
private.*.r=TRUSTED_ROLE
private.*.w=TRUSTED_ROLE Per-layer
override
topp.districts.w=LEGISLATORS
topp. Other
private.* topp.* districts layers
TRUSTED_ROLE r/w r r r
LEGISLATORS (no access) r r/w r
(all other users) (no access) r r r
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10. Integrated Security: Web UI
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11. RESTful Administration
 Programmatic Configuration
Remote (no UI)
Workspaces
DataStores/CoverageStores
Layers and Styles
 Exposes Internal configuration
Ajax-JavaScript friendly
 Stable Module
 Integrated Security
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12. WMS 1.1.1 – Advanced Styling
Advanced Labeling
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13. WMS 1.1.1 – Advanced Styling
Dynamic Symbolizers
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14. WMS 1.1.1 – Advanced Styling
Geometry
Filter Functions Transformations
Drop
Number Shadow
Formatting
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15. WMS 1.1.1 – Advanced Styling
Continuous Maps
CSS Styling
<PolygonSymbolizer>
<Fill> <!-- CssParameters allowed are fill (the color) and fill-opacity -->
<CssParameter name="fill">#4DFF4D</CssParameter>
<CssParameter name="fill-opacity">0.7</CssParameter>
</Fill>
</PolygonSymbolizer>
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16. WMS 1.1.1 – Advanced Styling
Raster Styling
Raw 256
Data Colors
65536
Colors
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17. KML/KMZ
TEMPORAL SERIES
KML
KML EXTRUDE
SUPEROVERLAY
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18. Google Search
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19. WMS 1.1.1 - CQL
 GeoServer WMS – CQL Examples
 STATE_NAME = 'Montana'
 MALE > FEMALE
 LAND_KM > 300000
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20. ImageIO-Ext Support
 Extension of SUN ImageIO framework
 New plug-ins:
 BigTiff*, netCDF-CF,GriB1,MatFile 5, HDF4
 JP2000 based on kakadu
 Ongoing work on GDAL 1.7.2
 GDAL integration via ImageIO-ext
JPEG2000,MrSID, ECW
BigTIFF, ERDAS Image, HDF4
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21. WFS
 Serving raw vector data to the masses!
 Support for 1.0 and 1.1 (RI) with Transations
 Output Formats
 GML 2 and 3
 GeoRSS, GeoJSON
 Complex Features*
 OGR-based extension
 Vendor Parameters
 CQL
 GetCapabilities Namespace filtering
 WFS 1.0 reprojection
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22. WCS
 Serving raw raster data to the masses!
 No maps please I want the real data!
 Support for TIME and ELEVATION
 Support for 1.0.0 and 1.1.1 (RI)
 Output Formats
 GeoTiff
 GDAL based formats*
 Vendor Parameters
 ELEVATION as band management*
 GetCapabilities Namespace filtering
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23. WFSv
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24. WPS*
 WPS 1.0 implementation as extension
 Current Implementation is weak:
 No Asynchronous Status Hook
 No process control
 Hard to integrate new processes
 Ongoing efforts:
 Scripting-based processing
 Sextante, JGrass (Grass?) integration
 Improved robustness of infrastructure
 Raster Processing and Statistics
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25. Raster Pyramids
 Preprocessing raster data for performance
 Multiple resolutions levels
 Scale decide best resolution level
 Multiple file (tiles) per resolutions level
 File Based Pyramids Support
 DBMS-based Pyramids
 Postgis
 DB2
 Oracle (GeoRaster)
 MySQL
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26. Pregeneralized Features
 Seving big geometries (complex polygons and linestrings)
 Multiple generalized version
 Fast WMS maps via scale-base selection
 Transparent to WFS (read-only)
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27. WMS TIME and ELEVATION
TIME = 20100512T0000000Z
ELEVATION = 0.0
FeatureType Editor
WMS GetCapabilities
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28. Complex Features
 Community Schemas
 Complex Types
 Nested Features
 Multiple Geometries
 Crucial for INSPIRE
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29. GeoWebCache
GeoServer  Tile based caching for
WMS
 Mainly* static layers
GeoWebCache  KML/raster tiles for:
GMap, Gearth
OpenLayers
VEarth, Bing
 Speed up factor10/100
 REST admin interface
Persistent raster/KML
tile cache
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30. Hibernate Catalog*
Web REST WMS WFS WCS ...  Configuration stored in DB
Catalog Interface  Hibernate
Hibernate Based Catalog  Spring based Dao
 Transactions via Spring/EJB3
ServiceDAO CatalogDAO
 Caching with EhCache
Hibernate  Same catalog interface, different
2 L cache implementation
 Catalog interface needs tweaking
 GeoServer UI still needs tweaking
 Transaction demarcation needs
Net DB tweaking
Storage
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31. Hibernate Catalog*
Web REST WMS WFS WCS ... Web REST WMS WFS WCS ...
Catalog Interface Catalog Interface
Hibernate Based Catalog Hibernate Based Catalog
ServiceDAO CatalogDAO ServiceDAO CatalogDAO
Hibernate Hibernate
2 L Distributed Cache
Net
DB DB DB Storage
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32. The End
Questions?
simone.giannecchini@geo-solutions.it
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