Post on 31-Dec-2015
Open Source GIS Web Mapping SolutionsSachindra Singh
ICT Systems Developer
2010 Pacific Islands Geographical Information Systems and Remote Sensing User Conference
Discussion Session 1.6
Overview
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2010 SOPAC ICT development initiative to bring together disparate:
GIS Data Systems
GIS Data Formats SHP Files, MapInfo Files, GML Files, etc
Common, Searchable, Scalable Data Platform
Singular GIS and Spatial Data Repository
Goals
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Enhance Data Sharing and Interoperability between:
Tools, Workflow, Processes & External third-party Systems
Single Data Platform, but Multiple End-User Frontends
Development
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Common Platform developed using purely OSS components:
Data Layer – PostGIS Spatial ExtensionDifferent Data Formats converted using OGR (ogr2ogr) and PostGIS (shp2psql) utilities.
Data Exposure – OGC Web ServicesWMS, WFS, WCS - enables any modern desktop or web GIS tool to consume GIS data/layers
Data User Interfaces
Web Map Interface (Searchable, Bandwidth-aware)
Google Earth (KML file generation from Data Layers within the repository)
Other potential interfaces (desktop, web, or mobile) can be easily development using OGC Webservices
Discussion
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What priority does your organisation place on a single GIS data platform and/or enabling data sharing using industry
standards such OGC WebServices or Simple Features SQL?