Welcome!¶

In this workshop, attendees will learn how to load, publish, style, and share geospatial data with GeoServer. Discussion will include navigating the GeoServer user interface, loading and publishing data, OGC web services, styling data with SLD, and publishing to Google Earth. Also showcased will be GeoExplorer, a browser-based graphical style editor.

The workshop is geared toward those with no prior GeoServer experience, but familiarity with basic GIS concepts is suggested.

Topics covered¶

The following material will be covered in this workshop:

Overview

Basic overview of what GeoServer is, including a brief discussion of OGC services.

Installing GeoServer

Installation of GeoServer and all other related software.

GeoServer Web Administration

A tour of the GeoServer Web Administration Interface.

Working With Data

Load and manage data in GeoServer.

Styling

Introduction to Styled Layer Descriptor (SLD) and a tour of GeoExplorer, a map browser with graphical style editing capabilities.

Google Earth

Integrating GeoServer with Google Earth using the GeoServer built-in KML output.

For More Information

More information about GeoServer, including links and a glossary of terms.

Workshop Materials¶

The following directories will be found inside of the workshop bundle:

doc\

The workshop documentation in HTML format.

software\

The software to be installed during the workshop.

data\

Geospatial data to be used throughout the workshop.

styles\

Style files to be used throughout the workshop, including associated graphics.

These directories should be placed on your desktop.

Ready to Begin?¶

Great! Head to the first section, Overview.

Full Contents¶

• 1. Overview
  • 1.1. Server Basics
  • 1.2. Web Map Service (WMS)
  • 1.3. Web Feature Service (WFS)
  • 1.4. Other protocols
  • 1.5. GeoServer concepts
• 2. Installing GeoServer
  • 2.1. What is the OpenGeo Suite?
  • 2.2. Installing the OpenGeo Suite
  • 2.3. Dashboard
• 3. GeoServer Web Administration
  • 3.1. Viewing
  • 3.2. Authentication
  • 3.3. Navigation
  • 3.4. Layer Preview
  • 3.5. Logs
  • 3.6. More settings
• 4. Working With Data
  • 4.1. Adding a workspace
  • 4.2. Publishing a shapefile
  • 4.3. Publishing a GeoTIFF
  • 4.4. Loading multiple layers
  • 4.5. Creating a layer group
• 5. Styling
  • 5.1. Styled Layer Descriptor (SLD)
  • 5.2. Styles in GeoServer
  • 5.3. GeoExplorer
• 6. Google Earth
  • 6.1. Viewing layers
  • 6.2. Displaying a legend
  • 6.3. Filtering layers
• 7. For More Information
  • 7.1. Resources
  • 7.2. Glossary