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Road layers appearing as points in GeoServer previews - both openlayers and GeoExp

I am wondering why my roads layer keeps appearing as points when previewed inside GeoServer - layer preview using both the OpenLayers and GeoExplorer options. The data are imported from PostGIS. I ...
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1answer
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Splitting large PostGIS/GeoServer geometry for WMS optmization

I have a large geometry (MultiPolygon) for a (fictional) world map. It basically spans a large portion of the entire world: it's the difference between a buffered extension of the union of the entire ...
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1answer
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Requires Datatype for inserting features

I have imported postgis data in geoserver. In geoserver the spatial data column is displayed as MultiLineString, Does it affect when inserting features into geoserver or does it have to be explicitly ...
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Geoserver uses geometry, not geography

When using a SQL database as the store, Geoserver requires that the spatial data are stored in a geometry, not geography column. Naturally, as we are dealing with geospatial features and not just ...
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How to initialize a WFS Layer?

Here is the code block (the layers are stored in Oracle database): var saveStrategy = new OpenLayers.Strategy.Save(); var adresspt_wfs = new OpenLayers.Layer.Vector("Address points WFS", ...
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Using MS SQL 2005 as the data store in GeoServer

In my project, I am trying to set up a simple WFS service in GeoServer in order to create a layer consisting of point features. I have succeeded doing so with the points being stored in a shapefile. ...
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OpenLayers + Geoserver: how to dynamically retrieve the “geometryName” of a feature layer in GeoServer

I am trying to get the list of feature layers on GeoServer and then user can add layers into map at anytime they want. my question is: when using OpenLayers.Protocol.WFS loading a layer, is ...