Mastering GeoServer : a holistic guide to implementing a robust, scalable, and secure Enterprise Geospatial Data Hosting System by leveraging the power of GeoServer / Colin Henderson
Cover; Copyright; Credits; About the Author; About the Reviewers; www.PacktPub.com; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Installing GeoServer for Production; Java requirements; Installing Java on CentOS 6.3; Installing Java on Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1; Installing Apache Tomcat; Installing Apache Tomcat 7 on CentOS 6.3; Running Apache Tomcat as a service; Securing Apache Tomcat; Installing Apache Tomcat 7 on Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1; Controlling the Tomcat service; Configuring the Tomcat service; Deploying GeoServer to Apache Tomcat; Deploying on CentOS 6.3
Deploying on Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1Checking GeoServer deployment; Configuring GeoServer for maximum performance and availability; Scaling vertically; Scaling horizontally; Getting the best of both; Configuring multiple GeoServer instances on a single server; Configuring on CentOS 6.3; Configuring on Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1; Summary; Chapter 2: Working with Raster Data; Increasing the raster formats supported by GeoServer; Installing the GDAL binary libraries; Installing on CentOS Linux 6.3; Installing on Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1; Installing the GeoServer GDAL plugin
How to optimize raster data for better performanceUnderstanding your source data; Single file versus multifile; GeoTIFF overviews and tiling; GeoTIFF overviews; GeoTIFF tiles; Converting raster formats to GeoTIFF; How to serve very large raster datasets; Using the ImageMosaic format; Creating ImageMosaic automatically; Creating ImageMosaic manually; How to use the ImageMosaic JDBC extension; Installing the extension; Configuring the extension; Summary; Chapter 3: Working with Vector Data in Spatial Databases; Database connection pooling; Understanding database connection pools
Configuring a database connection poolJNDI connection or JDBC; Configuring JNDI at the servlet container; General database connection parameters; The primary key metadata table; The database session startup SQL; The database session close-up SQL; The geometry metadata table; Serving data from PostGIS; Publishing a PostGIS table as a layer; Serving data from Oracle; Installing the Oracle extension; Validating the installation; Publishing an Oracle table as a layer; Serving data from Microsoft SQL Server and SQL Azure; Installing the Microsoft SQL Server extension
Installing Microsoft JDBC drivers on LinuxInstalling Microsoft JDBC drivers on Windows Server 2008 R2; Validating the installation; Publishing a Microsoft SQL Server table as a layer; Creating SQL View layers; GeoServer SQL Views versus database views; Creating a SQL View layer; Summary; Chapter 4: Using GeoServer to Serve Complex Features; The difference between simple and complex features; Simple features -- GeoServer's default; Complex features; Using GeoServer application schemas; Installing and configuring the extension; Configuring the WFS service; Application schema mapping file
Summary
If you are a GIS professional who intends to explore advanced techniques and get more out of GeoServer deployment rather than simply delivering good looking maps, then this book is for you
Notes
Includes index
English
Online resource; title from cover (Safari, viewed December 17, 2014)
