LPI Web Services

http://www.lpi.nsw.gov.au/mapping_and_imagery/lpi_web_services

Or google LPI Web Services

Introduction

• Spatial Delivery Mechanisms• Advantages and Disadvantages of web services• LPI Spatial Web Services available• How to use spatial web services• What’s next?

Background - Spatial Delivery Mechanisms

Data

Web Services

Applications

FTP, DVD, Incremental Feed

NSW GlobeSIX Maps

View, Identify, Query

Advantages of web services over raw data

Always up to date

Advantages of web services over raw data

No need for clients to store large datasets

Advantages of web services over raw data

Available anywhere anytime

Advantages of web services over raw data

Don’t have to worry about multiple data formats

Advantages of web services over applications

Custom User Interface

Advantages of web services over applications

Custom applications and workflows

Advantages of web services over applications

Integration with other systems

Disadvantages of web services

• Compared to Accessing Raw Data– Need online connectivity all the time– Limited functionality

• Compared to Applications– More technical expertise required

Services Available

NSW Imagery Web Service

NSW Base Map Web

Service

NSW Administrative Boundaries Web Service

NSW Address Location Service

NSW Points of Interest

(POI) Web Service

NSW Imagery Date Web Service

Services available

How to Use Web Services

View/Identify/Query

How to Use Web Services

• GIS Software– ArcGIS– Map Info– QGIS– Others

• Web/Mobile Apps– Custom development– Leaflet, Google Maps, ESRI Javascript

What’s next?

• More OGC formats– WFS, WMTS

• Cloud• You tell us – what would you like to see?– More services?– More training or examples?– More formats?– Stability/Performance?

Conclusion

Data

Web Services

Applications

FTP, DVD, Incremental Feed

NSW GlobeSIX Maps

View, Identify, Query

Questions