GeoServer

2008年1月7日 (一) 11:54的版本

GeoServer项目基于J2EE平台，实现OpenGIS联合会的WFS(Web Feature Server)和WCS(Web Coverage Server)标准，并提供集成的WMS(Web Map Server)。

• WFS(Web Feature Server) 网络: Communicates real geographic data (roads, rivers etc.) to and from the user in the form og GML(Geography Markup Language).
• WCS(Web Coverage Server) 网络覆盖服务:
• WMS(Web Map Server) 网络地图服务: Displays geographic data as raster(栅格) images (maps).如 Google Map

Features

• Fully compliant to WMS, WFS (1.0 and 1.1) and WCS specifications, as tested by the CITE conformance tests.
• Easy to use web-based configuration tool - no need to touch long, complicated config files.
• Mature support for PostGIS, Shapefile, ArcSDE, DB2 and Oracle.
• VPF, MySQL, MapInfo, and Cascading WFS are also supported formats.
• On the fly reprojection, with an embedded EPSG database supporting hundreds of projections by default.
• Web Map output as jpeg, gif, png, SVG, GeoJSON GeoRSS.
• Excellent Google Earth Support
• Raw vector data available as GML and zipped Shapefiles through the WFS.
• WCS and WMS Raster support, including support for
• Anti-aliased images.
• Integrated OpenLayers as a default ajax viewer.
• Standards compliant 'by default' - no need to figure out complex configuration options just to serve basic data.
• Streaming data readers: no memory bound limit to the amount of data that can be returned.
• Full SLD support, both user defined (POST and GET), as well as used in styling configuration.
• Full Filter support on all data formats in WFS (but optimized for backend format where possible).
• Support for atomic database transactions through the standard WFS-T protocol, available on all data formats.
• Long Transactions through a full implementation of the Locking portion of the WFS specification.
• Innovative Validation Engine that checks inserted features against a configured set of topological and attributed based rules, to maintain backend integrity.
• Java (J2EE) servlet-based, can run in any servlet container.
• Designed for extension, source code that's a pleasure to read.
• Easy to write new data formats with GeoTools DataStore interfaces and helper classes, making GeoServer the standards based interface to legacy data.
• No need to recompile to support more data formats, GeoTools DataStores instantly plug-in to GeoServer, even showing up as an option in the configuration gui.
• True open source development style, built by a strong community, that you can join and become a part of, tailoring GeoServer for your needs.
• Documentation that details everything in easy to understand language.
• Active email lists for quick support.
• Commercial grade installation, support, customization and improvements available from an eco-system of companies, non-profits, and consulting individuals.

from http://docs.codehaus.org/display/GEOS/Features

Install

获得 geoserver-1.6.0-RC2.exe, 包含 Jetty Web Server
安装后启动服务
服务端: http://localhost:8080/geoserver
用户名是 'admin'，密码是'geoserver'
客户端: http://localhost:8080/geoserver/mapPreview.do

Maven

svn checkout https://svn.codehaus.org/geoserver/trunk/geoserver geoserver
cd geoserver
mvn compile
mvn install
cd ..
mkdir configuration
cd configuration
svn checkout https://svn.codehaus.org/geoserver/trunk/configuration/release
mvn install -DconfigId=release -DconfigDirectory=../../configuration
mvn jetty:run
http://localhost:8080/geoserver/welcome.do
or
mvn -o jetty:run // Offline Mode
or 
mvn install // Alternate data_dir configuration
mvn run -DGEOSERVER_DATA_DIR=/Users/cholmes/gs-dir

more detail: http://docs.codehaus.org/display/GEOSDOC/2+Maven+Quickstart

Links

• http://geoserver.org/
• http://geoserver.sourceforge.net/
• Documentation http://docs.codehaus.org/display/GEOSDOC/Documentation
• Wiki http://docs.codehaus.org/display/GEOS/Home
• Task Tracker http://jira.codehaus.org/secure/BrowseProject.jspa?id=10311
• User Map
• Demo: http://sigma.openplans.org/