[Geoserver-users] Help

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Hi All,
I’m a newbie in the ‘art’ of using Geoserver and I’m working on developing a protoype web based GIS for land administration.
I have downloaded a copy of geoserver and I m about to install…buh am kinda at loss at what nxt to do aftr installing the geoserver…also,what other softwares will I need to get this project up and running…
Thanks in anticipation

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Common components combined with GeoServer include:
- a spatial database such as postgis to store your data
- a web page you write in HTML/CSS/JavaScript using a library such as OpenLayers to consume GeoServer services
- a server to to deliver the web content

Can you tell us more about the target audience and what they will be able to use your web-based GIS to do?

On 07/09/15 11:01, Okpanku Samuel wrote:

Hi All,
I'm a newbie in the 'art' of using Geoserver and I'm working on developing
a protoype web based GIS for land administration.
I have downloaded a copy of geoserver and I m about to install...buh am
kinda at loss at what nxt to do aftr installing the geoserver....also,what
other softwares will I need to get this project up and running....
Thanks in anticipation

--
Ben Caradoc-Davies <ben@anonymised.com>
Director
Transient Software Limited <http://transient.nz/&gt;
New Zealand

3

[Please keep discussions on the mailing list]

What is the source of the data? Will you be hosting the data or proxying/cascading data hosted by others? Getting access to data may be your greatest problem; this depends on your local laws and the technical abilities of your statutory agencies. Licence conditions can be a barrier for reuse.

I have seen examples of local government databases that include ownership and valuation for rating (land tax) purposes. Here is one for Dunedin City Council (my city) in New Zealand:
http://www.dunedin.govt.nz/services/rates-information/search-by-map

This is a great resource for discovering land title cadastral boundaries, ownership, and rating valuations.

The page source suggests that they use ESRI ArcGIS and its web components; ArcGIS is often seen used with Oracle. You should be able to achieve similar results (or better!) with GeoServer WMS, OpenLayers, and PostGIS.

Kind regards,
Ben.

On 13/09/15 10:05, Okpanku Samuel wrote:

thnx Ben,
my audience is the public; any body who is interested in making land
transactions-conducting legal search,conveyancing,registering of
titles and deeds etc
the real essence of this webgis is to enhance transparent land
transactions and ameliorate the bureaucratic bottlenecks involved in
conducting land transactions in my neighbourhood....

On 9/12/15, Ben Caradoc-Davies <ben@anonymised.com> wrote:

Common components combined with GeoServer include:
- a spatial database such as postgis to store your data
- a web page you write in HTML/CSS/JavaScript using a library such as
OpenLayers to consume GeoServer services
- a server to to deliver the web content

Can you tell us more about the target audience and what they will be
able to use your web-based GIS to do?

On 07/09/15 11:01, Okpanku Samuel wrote:

Hi All,
I'm a newbie in the 'art' of using Geoserver and I'm working on
developing
a protoype web based GIS for land administration.
I have downloaded a copy of geoserver and I m about to install...buh am
kinda at loss at what nxt to do aftr installing the
geoserver....also,what
other softwares will I need to get this project up and running....
Thanks in anticipation

--
Ben Caradoc-Davies <ben@anonymised.com>
Director
Transient Software Limited <http://transient.nz/&gt;
New Zealand

--
Ben Caradoc-Davies <ben@anonymised.com>
Director
Transient Software Limited <http://transient.nz/&gt;
New Zealand

4

tnx Ben,
i have downloaded the aforementioned softwares, working towards
installation and setup....On d issue of data, we intend to source and
store on our database...hosting is another issue we are yet to
address .
Will also be grateful if I can get suggestions on viable agencies
that can provide a hosting platform.

On 9/12/15, Ben Caradoc-Davies <ben@anonymised.com> wrote:

[Please keep discussions on the mailing list]

What is the source of the data? Will you be hosting the data or
proxying/cascading data hosted by others? Getting access to data may be
your greatest problem; this depends on your local laws and the technical
abilities of your statutory agencies. Licence conditions can be a
barrier for reuse.

I have seen examples of local government databases that include
ownership and valuation for rating (land tax) purposes. Here is one for
Dunedin City Council (my city) in New Zealand:
http://www.dunedin.govt.nz/services/rates-information/search-by-map

This is a great resource for discovering land title cadastral
boundaries, ownership, and rating valuations.

The page source suggests that they use ESRI ArcGIS and its web
components; ArcGIS is often seen used with Oracle. You should be able to
achieve similar results (or better!) with GeoServer WMS, OpenLayers, and
PostGIS.

Kind regards,
Ben.

On 13/09/15 10:05, Okpanku Samuel wrote:

thnx Ben,
my audience is the public; any body who is interested in making land
transactions-conducting legal search,conveyancing,registering of
titles and deeds etc
the real essence of this webgis is to enhance transparent land
transactions and ameliorate the bureaucratic bottlenecks involved in
conducting land transactions in my neighbourhood....

On 9/12/15, Ben Caradoc-Davies <ben@anonymised.com> wrote:

Common components combined with GeoServer include:
- a spatial database such as postgis to store your data
- a web page you write in HTML/CSS/JavaScript using a library such as
OpenLayers to consume GeoServer services
- a server to to deliver the web content

Can you tell us more about the target audience and what they will be
able to use your web-based GIS to do?

On 07/09/15 11:01, Okpanku Samuel wrote:

Hi All,
I'm a newbie in the 'art' of using Geoserver and I'm working on
developing
a protoype web based GIS for land administration.
I have downloaded a copy of geoserver and I m about to install...buh am
kinda at loss at what nxt to do aftr installing the
geoserver....also,what
other softwares will I need to get this project up and running....
Thanks in anticipation

--
Ben Caradoc-Davies <ben@anonymised.com>
Director
Transient Software Limited <http://transient.nz/&gt;
New Zealand

--
Ben Caradoc-Davies <ben@anonymised.com>
Director
Transient Software Limited <http://transient.nz/&gt;
New Zealand