Mastering GeoServer : a holistic guide to implementing a robust, scalable, and secure enterprise geospatial data hosting system by leveraging the power of GeoServer

Author/Creator:

Henderson, Colin, author

Publication/Creation:

Birmingham, England : Packt Publishing, 2014

Resource Type:

Book

Edition:

1st edition

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Additional/Related Title Information

Full Title:

Mastering GeoServer : a holistic guide to implementing a robust, scalable, and secure enterprise geospatial data hosting system by leveraging the power of GeoServer / Colin Henderson ; cover image by Adam Plezer

Series Titles:

Community Experience Distilled
Community experience distilled.

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Additional Author/Creators:

Plezer, Adam, cover designer

Subjects/Genre

Subjects:

Application program interface (Computer software)
Geology--Geographic information systems
Google maps

Description/Summary

Table of Contents:

Cover; Copyright; Credits; About the Author; About the Reviewers; www.PacktPub.com; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Installing GeoServer for Production; Java requirements; Installing Java on CentOS 6.3; Installing Java on Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1; Installing Apache Tomcat; Installing Apache Tomcat 7 on CentOS 6.3; Running Apache Tomcat as a service; Securing Apache Tomcat; Installing Apache Tomcat 7 on Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1; Controlling the Tomcat service; Configuring the Tomcat service; Deploying GeoServer to Apache Tomcat; Deploying on CentOS 6.3
Deploying on Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1Checking GeoServer deployment; Configuring GeoServer for maximum performance and availability; Scaling vertically; Scaling horizontally; Getting the best of both; Configuring multiple GeoServer instances on a single server; Configuring on CentOS 6.3; Configuring on Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1; Summary; Chapter 2: Working with Raster Data; Increasing the raster formats supported by GeoServer; Installing the GDAL binary libraries; Installing on CentOS Linux 6.3; Installing on Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1; Installing the GeoServer GDAL plugin
How to optimize raster data for better performanceUnderstanding your source data; Single file versus multifile; GeoTIFF overviews and tiling; GeoTIFF overviews; GeoTIFF tiles; Converting raster formats to GeoTIFF; How to serve very large raster datasets; Using the ImageMosaic format; Creating ImageMosaic automatically; Creating ImageMosaic manually; How to use the ImageMosaic JDBC extension; Installing the extension; Configuring the extension; Summary; Chapter 3: Working with Vector Data in Spatial Databases; Database connection pooling; Understanding database connection pools
Configuring a database connection poolJNDI connection or JDBC; Configuring JNDI at the servlet container; General database connection parameters; The primary key metadata table; The database session startup SQL; The database session close-up SQL; The geometry metadata table; Serving data from PostGIS; Publishing a PostGIS table as a layer; Serving data from Oracle; Installing the Oracle extension; Validating the installation; Publishing an Oracle table as a layer; Serving data from Microsoft SQL Server and SQL Azure; Installing the Microsoft SQL Server extension
Installing Microsoft JDBC drivers on LinuxInstalling Microsoft JDBC drivers on Windows Server 2008 R2; Validating the installation; Publishing a Microsoft SQL Server table as a layer; Creating SQL View layers; GeoServer SQL Views versus database views; Creating a SQL View layer; Summary; Chapter 4: Using GeoServer to Serve Complex Features; The difference between simple and complex features; Simple features - GeoServer's default; Complex features; Using GeoServer application schemas; Installing and configuring the extension; Configuring the WFS service; Application schema mapping file
Publishing data with an application schema

Summary:

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.

Language:

English

Language Note:

English

Physical Type/Description:

1 online resource (420 p.)

General Note:

Includes index.

Additional Identifiers

Catalog ID (MMSID):

9936953298702486

ISBN:

1-78328-770-5