Publishing GIS data in a map server

This topic describes how to publish GIS data in a map server.

Before you begin

To publish data from the metadata editor in a remote map server:

When a spatial resource is detected and one or more map servers are configured, the geopublication wizard is available in the metadata editor.

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Choose a resource from the list to display the wizard. The wizard display the list of map servers available:

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Choose the server you want to publish the data in. When selected, the catalog will check if the dataset is already published.

If found, it is added to the map. .. figure:: img/geopublication-wizard-open.png

If not, a status message indicates that the dataset is not available.

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From the menu, control the publication process:

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  • Click the check button to verify that the dataset is already published in the selected map server.

  • Click the publish button to register the data on the selected map server.

  • Click the unpublish button to unregister the data on the selected map server.

  • Click the link service to metadata button to add links to the OGC service in the current metadata record for the published layer.

Next steps

Once you have registered a WMS layer in a metadata record, you can generate an overview using the service (see Generating a thumbnail using WMS layers).