Internet Mapping with Geoserver, Postgres, and Openlayers 3

Name: Internet Mapping with Geoserver, Postgres, and Openlayers 3
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Create your first Internet Map Server application using Open Source GIS tools this weekend

Created byArthur Lembo

Last updated 11/2016

English

What you'll learn

You will learn how to install Geoserver,
Load GIS data into Geoserver
Serve vector, raster, and attribute data on the Internet with Geoserver
Serve data stored in Postgres and PostGIS on the Internet
Create a client based browser application using OpenLayers 3.0
Create an application that allows client and server interaction with GIS data.

Course content

5 sections • 16 lectures • 2h 55m total length

Introduction6:52

Installation1:39
This is a quick lecture to assist you in installing Geoserver. Most people can figure it out on their own, but I wanted to give you at least some hand-holding along the way.
Installation Walkthrough3:18
This is a continuation of the previous lecture. The screen recording device does not work when an installation script is running, so I made a series of screen shots for you to follow along with.
Navigating the Geoserver interface18:58
Geoserver does a lot of things. In this lecture you'll learn some of the key components to the interface such as logging in, viewing layers, styles, and workspaces. We'll also learn where Geoserver stores all this information on the hard drive.

Adding, Styling, and Displaying Shapefiles16:23
In this section you will bring in your own data to work with Geoserver. We'll start with shapefiles, as they are pretty easy to work with. But, we'll eventually make our way over to using data from Postgres.
Don't forget to download the shapefile data.
Adding, Styling, and Displaying Data from Postgres10:58
We are now going to get pretty sophisticated, and begin serving data out of Postgres. This is the stuff the high paid consultants all do - but don't worry, it's not that hard. I'm going to show you how to do it.
Don't forget to download the Postgres backup file - that way you can work alongside me.

Your first map - bringing in Open Street Maps11:58
This lecture is short and sweet. We'll simply bring in an Open Street Map Layer and put it in a map frame. Under 30 lines of code, but it forms the basis of what we need to start building more sophisticated maps.
Taking Open Layers Further by Adding Static Layers from Geoserver13:05
In this lecture you are going to learn how to bring in our own layers from Geoserver. These will be static layers, but you'll get the idea of how layers are added. We'll also introduce a new wrinkle: adding a layer with SQL parameters.
Using Openlayers to Request Specific Data from Geoserver17:24
Increasing Flexibility by Using Openlayers to Request Ad-hoc data from Geoserver14:46
Mouse Interaction in Openlayers to Trigger Geoserver Responses5:25
Adding Vector Data from Geoserver to Your Open Layers Application7:22
Mouse Interaction in Openlayers with Vector Objects7:14

Requirements

We will be serving data from Postgres and PostGIS, so you should have that installed - you can use my Enterprise GIS training video to get up to speed on Postgres and PostGIS.
Students should be familiar with some form of scripting (i.e. javascript). It is not critical, but if scripting frightens you, you may want to familiarize yourself with those concepts before taking this course.

Description

Do you want to learn how to build an Internet Map Server application using free and open source GIS? Do you want that server to display raster, vector and attribute information and perform spatial analysis and database queries over the Internet? Do you want to learn how to connect your map server to Postgres and PostGIS. If so, this course is for you. I will walk you step-by-step through the process of installing Geoserver, loading data, creating server side analytical processes, and finally show you how to render the data on the client side using Openlayers 3.0. Don't be afraid - this is a painless step-by-step approach that anyone can learn with my course.

When you are done with this course, you'll have the basics down. Now it's up to you to create impressive Internet mapping sites!

Who this course is for:

This course is for people who want to learn how to create Internet Map Server applications.
Client server and Internet applications are fairly complicated, so the users should be familiar with using computers and interacting with applications on the Internet.
Students should not be afraid to do a little bit of scripting to actually make the maps more responsive.
This course is also good for managers who might not want to actually build an Internet Map Server themselves, but might want to learn how it is done so they can communicate better with developers.

Internet Mapping with Geoserver, Postgres, and Openlayers 3

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A quick tour for standing up geoserver1 lecture • 7min

Getting Started with Installation and the Geoserver Interface3 lectures • 24min

Bringing Data into Geoserver and Displaying the Results2 lectures • 27min

Processing Client Requests on the Server3 lectures • 40min

Interacting with Geoserver from the Client with Openlayers 37 lectures • 1hr 17min

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