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How to publish shapefiles with GeoServer?

I have multiple shape files of my country, its states and cities. I want them to display in map i.e. First layer is country, then states-layer and then cities layer. I only know that to do this, first ...
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I want to change using C# the style of a set of shapefiles once I have uploaded them or while I am uploading them

I am using C# and the WebRequest class to create a worksapce and then another WebRequest to create a datastore and upload a folder full of shapefiles to a geoserver. However, I would also like to ...
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Shp2pgsql - exec() not allowed on external server

Me and my collegue are using the shp2pgsql and psql commands in php code (a Drupal module to be precise). We put these commands in a php variable and use the exec() command to execute them. This ...
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GeoServer: Shapefile or PostGIS?

I'm going to build a web application, which will render around ten maps using GeoServer. I will be also changing the attribute data in the application for some layers. So, what is the recommended ...
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Can't preview a shapefile in GeoServer 2.2.4

I have problem with previewing layers in GeoServer. I installed Geoserver 2.2.4 (following instructions in manual) and everything was going well. I managed to login to it and create my own new ...
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Creating shapefiles using Java and Accumulo

I have tracking data with latitude and longitude stored in an Accumulo database table. We want to move toward using Geoserver for some layer display features on the client side. Right now I'm ...
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How to get exact featureinfo in wms layer Geoserver [closed]

I got neighbor polygon feature info instated of clicked polygon feature info. In My Code: getfeaturenfo :function(e) { coordinates=e; var params = { ...
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How to style a shapefile in GeoServer?

I have a shapefile data of buildings. I added it to GeoServer and serve it as a WMS layer. When I check my own maps in the browser my polygons of building appear black color and I want to change it's ...
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What is the best way to create polygons on a map and download files associated with the polygon?

My client wants to build a tourist site and for that he wants a backoffice for the map and the ability to draw polygons on the map (that user can see). When the user clicks on a polygon, he gets a ...
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Unable to add PostGIS table to Geoserver

I am able to add individual tables to Geoserver using, curl -u admin:geoserver -v -XPOST -H 'Content-type: text/xml' -d ...
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Why is the curl syntax unable to create datastore?

I am implementing the following code to upload an existing shapefile as per the documentation, curl -u admi PUT 'Content-type: application/zip' \ --data-binary ...
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Edit Shapefiles Attribute data in GeoServer Programatically

I'm rendering a shapefile using GeoServer and using OpenLayers library to render it in the web browser. Now I have created the option of editing the attribute data in web browser. I want the edited ...
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Shapefile import with Oracle + GeoServer produces points instead of vector shapes

I have implemented the example at http://www.gistutor.com/openlayers/22-advanced-openlayers-tutorials/47-openlayers-wfs-t-using-a-geoserver-hosted-postgis-layer.html and got it working properly. Now ...
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problem after merge shapefiles, can't show it on OpenLayers with GeoServer

I have 5 .shp files, after merge it with geomerge, I can't use it on OpenLayers with GeoServer. it's only show white layer and when i click it, it show error message: Internal error occurred ShapeType ...
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How import a shapefile on-the-fly and have GeoServer render it instantly?

I am tasked with adding one feature to an existing app. It was built with OpenLayers and GeoServer. The task is to import a shapefile on-the-fly and have GeoServer render it instantly. However, I ...
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Uploading unprojected shape files using GeoServer REST API

I have a number of shapefiles that lack the .prj file. I'm able to upload them to geoserver using the rest api. However, I'm unable to serve them after upload. Which brings me to the question as to ...
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How to upload shapefile to PostGIS using cURL and GeoServer REST API

The GeoServer REST API docs here does not detail how to do this. I'd like to create a PostGIS table and corresponding featureType in GeoServer using the REST API, without having to chain requests. ...
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Upload Shape File using GeoServer REST API and C#

I'd like to upload shape files using GeoServer REST API and C#. So far, I can create workspaces using the REST API and C#. From GeoServer documentation (specific to cURL), the difference between ...
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identifying single overlaping features from a GeoServer layer

I'm trying to use GeoServer to display features from a PostGis table the url will look similar to this. Example URL ...
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Shape file for North America

list! Could you please help me. I need the coastline shape file of North America, something like this http://www.diva-gis.org/gdata I used it for geoserver+postgis with osm sld-tyles like the ...
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Getting/downloading shapefile from OpenLayers/Web page and saving to local disk

I have developed a web application where i am using GeoServer and OpenLayers. I have displayed some Layers over Google map in a ASP.Net Web Page. I want to know is there any Method or Script available ...
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cad drawing overlay

I want to overlay a cad drawing on a google map using geoserver. Any tips on how i can do this. Do i need to convert to cad file to a shapefile. Im presuming i do. If so what tools are available ...