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Training GeoServer: deployment and configuration

GeoServer manages many Web Service Specifications (OGC WMS, WFS-T, WCS, SLD, etc.) and is also a reference application for support for OGC WFS standard. In addition, it is easy for an experienced user reference application for OGC to support the WFS standard.

GeoServer allows you to quickly set up a Web Service to provision GIS data.

GeoServer supports many output formats for data (PNG, SVG, KML, JPEG, PDF, GeoJSON, etc.). It is also easy for an experienced user to add his own output module designed for vector data.
 

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Dates and locations

Trainings can take place in our offices. Please contact us. 

Private training sessions can also be organized across Europe upon request

 

Target audience and prerequisites
 

  • Geomaticians and GIS developers
  • Basic knowledge in geomatics, Knowledge of OGC Web Services is recommended
     
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Goals

  • Learn the features, characteristics and limitations of GeoServer
  • Be autonomous in the implementation of Web Services with GeoServer
  • Frame the issues of GeoServer administration

Price
 

  • Public training in France or Switzerland: please contact us
  • Private training: please contact us
  • From 700 € or 900 CHF / day / trainee (for other currency, please contact us)

Camptocamp curriculum

Lecture content/Topics

Day 1

Presentation of GeoServer

Installation

  • Using Jetty
  • Using Tomcat
  • OWS generic settings

Implementing OGC services

  • Web Map Service (WMS)
  • Web Feature Service (WFS)
    • Management of transactions (WFS-T)
  • Web Coverage Service (WCS)

Data change

  • Vector
  • Raster
  • Spatial databases (PostGIS)

Day 2

Symbology

  • Notions and syntax of OGC Styled Layer Description (SLD)
  • Managed client-side symbology

Implementation and cache settings

Security in GeoServer

  • Notion of security
  • Concept of role, user, group and services
  • Access rights

On-the-fly reprojection

Filtering logic

  • OGC Filter Encoding (FE)
  • Common Query Language (CQL)

Your Trainer:

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Yves Jacolin

Training & Support Manager

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Additional training

This training can be paired with the advanced GeoServer, geOrchestra and the PostgreSQL Training.

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