EDIT Map REST Services RMCA – Royal Museum for Central Africa Tervuren, Belgium James Davy.

9
EDIT Map REST EDIT Map REST Services Services RMCA – Royal Museum for Central Africa Tervuren, Belgium James Davy

Transcript of EDIT Map REST Services RMCA – Royal Museum for Central Africa Tervuren, Belgium James Davy.

Page 1: EDIT Map REST Services RMCA – Royal Museum for Central Africa Tervuren, Belgium James Davy.

EDIT Map REST EDIT Map REST ServicesServices

RMCA – Royal Museum for Central AfricaTervuren, Belgium

James Davy

Page 2: EDIT Map REST Services RMCA – Royal Museum for Central Africa Tervuren, Belgium James Davy.

What is it?

• Dynamic maps• Database driven• TDWG standards• Links to WMS

• View distribution data• Includes map legend• Image output format• No administration!

Page 3: EDIT Map REST Services RMCA – Royal Museum for Central Africa Tervuren, Belgium James Davy.

Distribution Maps

• View by Area or Point• Color coded with style

options• Easy data visualization• You can produce maps

with your own data

Page 4: EDIT Map REST Services RMCA – Royal Museum for Central Africa Tervuren, Belgium James Davy.

Point Mapping

• Filter species distribution by:– Altitude– Age– Size– Type– And Time

Images are Copyright of ATBI

Page 5: EDIT Map REST Services RMCA – Royal Museum for Central Africa Tervuren, Belgium James Davy.

Data Overlay

• Ability to view using WMS:– Vegetation maps– Topographical maps– Urban area maps– Weather maps– Any shape file data imaginable

Page 6: EDIT Map REST Services RMCA – Royal Museum for Central Africa Tervuren, Belgium James Davy.

Point Symbolization

• These include Legends• They are printable• PNG format

Page 7: EDIT Map REST Services RMCA – Royal Museum for Central Africa Tervuren, Belgium James Davy.

Take the data only!

• The ability to download the data in JSON format

• Allows the REST services to be integrated with other applications

• If you have your own map service… you can reformat the output in your own style.

• Allows the areas and points to be overlaid within your dynamic map system.

Page 8: EDIT Map REST Services RMCA – Royal Museum for Central Africa Tervuren, Belgium James Davy.

Example:

• TDWG Areas overlaid into an openlayers map• This map is interactive• The legend is overlayed and made transparent• Only the data from the rest services is used• The Style and format is customized

Page 9: EDIT Map REST Services RMCA – Royal Museum for Central Africa Tervuren, Belgium James Davy.

Questions?