GeoServer create map from image

Question

Can i create a map using plain image(jpg or png) with GeoServer and OpenLayers?

Scenario as i see it:

• I upload image(somehow) to GeoServer and it converts it to a map layer
• Then i create a simple html file with OpenLayers connected, and grab my layer from GeoServer

Any tutorials or documentation? I tried to find solution for this case by myself, but unsuccessfully.

Or may be i misunderstand something general in GeoServer?

Answer 1

You have the right idea.

• Geo-reference the image first, this can be done with the QGIS geo-referenceing tool, you will need some background mapping for reference.

• Publish the image with a WMS through GeoServer. Just install geoserver locally and create a datastore on a local drive.

• Create a simple webmap with OpenLayers and view WMS from GeoServer.

It might be worth looking at GDAL.