Geographic Information System (GIS) - Server S/W - GeoServer
GeoServer – Written in Java and relies on GeoTools. Allows users to share and edit geospatial data.
In computing, GeoServer - an open-source server written in Java - allows users to share, process and edit geospatial data. Designed for interoperability, it publishes data from any major spatial data source using open standards. GeoServer has evolved to become an easy method of connecting existing information to Virtual Globes such as Google Earth and NASA World Wind as well as to web-based maps such as OpenLayers, Google Maps and Bing Maps. GeoServer functions as the reference implementation of the Open Geospatial Consortium Web Feature Service standard, and also implements the Web Map Service, Web Coverage Service and Web Processing Service specifications.
GeoServer reads a variety of data formats, including:
- PostGIS
- Oracle Spatial
- ArcSDE
- DB2
- MySQL
- Shapefiles
- GeoTIFF
- GTOPO30
- ECW,
- MrSID
- JPEG2000
Through standard protocols it produces KML, GML, Shapefile, GeoRSS, PDF, GeoJSON, JPEG, GIF, SVG, PNG and more. In addition, one can edit data via the WFS transactional profile (WFS-T). GeoServer includes an integrated OpenLayers client for previewing data layers.
GeoServer additionally supports efficient publishing of geospatial data to Google Earth through the use of network links, using KML. Advanced features for Google Earth output include templates for customized pop-ups, time and height visualizations, and "super-overlays".
GeoServer relies on GeoTools, a GIS library.