GEOM 5410 Geospatial Web Services

Implementation and integration of standards-based geospatial web services.

About this course

This course focuses on the implementation and integration of standards-based geospatial web services. You will learn how to expose geospatial data and functionality over the web using open standards, enabling interoperability between different systems and platforms. The curriculum covers the architecture of web mapping services, data exchange formats, and API design principles specific to geomatics.

You will work with real-world datasets to build and configure services that can be consumed by various client applications. The course emphasizes practical skills in deployment, security, and performance tuning for web-based geospatial solutions.

Who takes this course

• GIS & Remote Sensing

Credits: 3 · Hours: 45

Prerequisites

• GEOM 2220 Geographic Information Systems
• GEOM 2800 Geomatics Software Development

Learning outcomes

• Design and deploy OGC-compliant web services for geospatial data.
• Integrate spatial APIs with existing information systems.
• Configure web servers to handle geospatial requests securely.
• Test and validate service interoperability using standard protocols.
• Troubleshoot common connectivity and data format issues.

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