Is there a means of integrating the ArcGIS Maps to my BlueMix webapp and integrate it to DashDB? I want to use the Map Layer in my web app and integrate it with DashDB.
I understand there is a possibility of integrating dashDB with ArcGIS Desktop. Can this be done in a way that i can show the maps on my web app?
You should be able to achieve what you want to do in the following way:
Create map layers with ArcMap (or ArcGIS Pro) accessing and displaying data from a DashDB database
Publish the map layers to ArcGIS online
Consume the map layers using an esri leaflet.js layer in the web/mobile app.
You may need to host the map layers on an ArcGIS server in case you want to display live data (in contrast to copy the data from the database).
There are other options to consume the data published at ArcGIS Online, e.g. the ArcGIS API for JavaScript.
Have you read this article? dashDB tables can be made to look like Esri geodatabases.
https://developer.ibm.com/clouddataservices/docs/dashdb/get/load-geospatial-data-into-dashdb-to-analyze-in-esri-arcgis/
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What are the benefits and / or needs to use Geoserver in the development of a web mapping application?
In other words, is it required to use a server such as "Geoserver" for the optimal development of a web mapping application?
I have created a web mapping application with Leaflet to publish geological and geophysical data. All data are already conditioned to be displayed in an Internet browser (data formats and styles are ready). My data and assets are stored in folders in the Apache directory of my PC. The application works and runs "perfectly".
Why should I implement Geoserver (or MapServer)?
I will really appreciate suggestions/opinions.
Of course, there is no reason that you have to implement GeoServer. However, there are variety of reasons why others do. Here are just a few.
GeoServer would allow you to manage datasets that are far larger than those that can be managed within a browser.
GeoServer can serve data through a variety of services, including WMS, WFS, WCS, WPS, etc.
GeoServer / GeoWebCache continue to perform well in environments with lots of geospatial data and lots of users.
If you thought that you might want to consume a variety geospatial data sources, then GeoServer is useful. It can consume all sorts of other geospatial data sources, including ESRI, PostGIS, OGC, etc. In fact, via GeoWebCache, it can even cache that data within your local network and reduce traffic to the external servers. GeoServer can even unify data from these disparate sources onto single layers (group).
GeoServer has lots of great styling options. You can use SLD, CSS, and Mapbox styles. Styles can be property and scale-sensitive.
GeoServer can transform data from a source on the fly.
Hope this helps.
I am a bit confused on how the process of mapping works on Tableau. I understand that you are able to connect to multiple WMS servers through the desktop client but what happens once you publish it onto the Tableau server?
Does the "publish" include all the map details needed for Tableau Server to display to viewers?.. or does the Tableau server need a connection to the WMS servers that were connected from the desktop?
To answer the question, I believe it depends on the WMS service you use.
In our shop we have integrated with Mapbox (I'm not affiliated with them). As long as you save your Mapbox API Key in the twb file, Mapbox works fine when you publish. We have not found any issues once published.
We also tried Google Maps. With published workbooks, we had some issues with the firewall (easily fixed) as well as issues with the mapping service blocking us (we were using a free account). Because we found Mapbox, we did not pursue Google Maps. Because we had to put in an exception in our firewall, I'm assuming it does not upload any images or maps and makes live calls to the map server.
I am new in OSM but now I need create application which will use GIS (Geoserver) and will be provide service to get road from point A to point B.
I found some informations about this but I still have any questions.
My is download open street maps and extract to database (PostgreSQL), and for routing use plugin pgRouting. Next connect db to map server and provide api for clients.
Questions:
1. Is that correct way?
2. How osm format could I use for postgre? (osm.pbf? shp.zip?, or something else?)
Thanks for answers
Let me elaborate, what things needed to start till end:
First you need to download, OSM data, for which you can simply use Overpass API.
OSM2PO JAVA based CLI tool to convert OSM data into routable data, here is the good guidline how to use this tool.
Postgresql with postgis and pgRouting extensions, you will use dijkstra algorithm to get shortest route, or any other algorithm that best suits you.
Finally you will need Geoserver, that will provide OGC standards e.g. WMS and WFS, through which you can get your route in raster or vector format, you can store your table as layers and you may need a SQL View.
Further, for front end you can use OpenLayers, which is a JavaScript Web Mapping Library or you can use Leaflet,
You can easily do WMS and WFS requests from these libraries to Geoserver and Geoserver will send you a response, with your requested data, if request is correct.
NOTE: You can use QGIS v2 with pgRouting plugin for testing.
Does OpenStreetMap just provide GIS data? To render maps and have a browser based UI to show maps with data, would a developer need to use something like Mapnik?
OpenStreetMap provides data yes, and you'll need specific tools to make map with them. You first need to put the data in a true GIS format, which OSM is not. Think about PostGIS, an osm2pgsql tool is designed for that. Then, you'll need a rendering tool, i.e. a cartographic engine. You can use Mapnik or MapServer. Tilemill or Kosmtik can help you designing your map styles.
Take a look here.
yo can export data form OpenStreetMap and render your own map.
Take a look at
http://www.slideshare.net/jones139/rendering-openstreetmap-data-using-mapnik
http://www.slideshare.net/artemp/mapnik-sotm-2007
There's a fuller list of rendering libraries for OpenStreetMap data here, both free and commercial.
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Renderer
Disclosure: I am the developer of one of them.
OpenStreetMap provides map data out to a wide sprawling ecosystem of different downloads and tools offering developers different map-making and map using possibilities. Here is a diagram I drew which captures some of this:
So the data comes out of the core of OpenStreetMap, in the form of 'planet downloads', one big unwieldy blob of XML (and diffs), but from there it fans out into a range of other offerings to developers, many of which are provided by 3rd parties. Taken together "OpenStreetMap & Friends" provide lots of possibilities.
If you are inclined to run your own rendering system, then yes, Mapnik is a good choice. Powerful and scaleable (most successful OSM tile servers run Mapnik), but takes a bit of setting up. You normally load OSM XML data into PostGIS, and run mapnik from that (tutorials on switch2osm.org)
If you are not inclined to run your own rendering system (for more lightweight web development tasks this seams reasonable!) you don't have to! You can configure LeafletJS or OpenLayers or others to fetch map tiles from a tile server run by somebody else. There are many providers. See the providers list on switch2osm.org and the Tile Servers list.
can i use bing map platform with an external mapping source ?
for example, i want to use bing map siverlight client with my own map files instead of the provided maps. (some areas coverage is insufficiant with bings provided mapping)
Thanks.
Another useful tool you may want to utilize if you don't have ArcGIS Server is MapCruncher, which will take a raster image, allow you to georeference it and produce Virtual Earth compatible tiles.
If you need to display vector data, you can either convert it to a format like KML or use a product called SharpMap to render tiled images.
I am assuming that since this was tagged ESRI, that you want a method to use ESRI products for your data sources... There are a lot of ways you can create your own tiles and use them in Bing Maps. If you have ESRI ArcGIS Server, you can use the ESRI JS API to add your own services to Bing Maps.
you can rewrite TileSource class and override GetUri method