GeoServer + PostgreSQL + PostGIS + QGIS

WEB GIS – Geo Server -
PostgreSQL + PostGIS -
Quantum GIS
2011
WEB GIS – Geo Server - PostgreSQL + PostGIS - Quantum GIS
Contents
Chapter 1 Installing Software......................................................................................................... - 3 -

PostgreSQL Installation .............................................................................................................. - 3 -
PostGIS Installation.................................................................................................................... - 6 -
Quantum GIS Installation ........................................................................................................... - 9 -
Geo Server Installation ............................................................................................................ - 12 -
Java Installation ................................................................................................................... - 12 -
Geo Server Installation......................................................................................................... - 13 -
Chapter 2 Familiarize with Software ............................................................................................ - 17 -
Quantum GIS ........................................................................................................................... - 17 -
PostgreSQL DBMS.................................................................................................................... - 19 -
Creating Non-Spatial Database............................................................................................. - 20 -
Creating Spatial Database .................................................................................................... - 24 -
Geo Server............................................................................................................................... - 26 -
Chapter 3 Importing Data from PostgreSQL DBMS....................................................................... - 27 -
Import to Geo Server ............................................................................................................... - 27 -
Additional Stuff… ................................................................................................................. - 28 -
Importing to Quantum GIS....................................................................................................... - 29 -
Chapter 4 Additional Stuff ........................................................................................................... - 30 -
Importing data from a WMS to Quantum GIS .......................................................................... - 30 -
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Chanaka Alahakoon – Dinidu Jayalath
Chapter 1 Installing Software
PostgreSQL Installation
Run the PostgreSQL software….. Please wait until the following window
Keep the default….
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Here it is asking a password to the account “postgres”. We will give the same as the password
(postgres)
Note: “Please remember this password, we will need this later”
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Keep this one default and remember this port number…..
Keep this default….
Then go next and install……….
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PostGIS Installation
Here we have to choose the correct PostGIS package according to our PostgreSQL version
For an example if we choose the PostgreSQL version as 9.0 (postgresql-9.0) then we have to
download the corresponding version of PostGIS (postgis-pg90-setup-1.5)
For the moment remove the tick mark of “Create spatial database”.
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Keep the default…
Here in the password field we need add the password we gave on the PostgreSQL installation
(postgres).
Next …. And install…..
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Press on the yes button for this dialog box appears during the installation….
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Quantum GIS Installation
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Keep the default… and Install
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Restart your computer….
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Geo Server Installation

Before install geo server we have to install java package..
Java Installation
Next -> Keep Default -> Install ->
Go next..
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Then we can install Geo Server…
Geo Server Installation
Next  Agree 
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Keep the default…
Keep as it is…
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This username and password will need to us when we logon to the GeoServer.
Note: Please remember this default values … (admin, geoserver)
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Keep the default..
Note: Please remember this…
Select the “Install as a service” option…. Next  Install …
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Chapter 2 Familiarize with Software
Quantum GIS
Q-GIS main window….
Some Important Tools…
Add vector layer (*.shp)

Add WMS layer
Add raster layer
Add PostGIS layer Add SpatiaLite layer
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PostgreSQL DBMS
Open pgAdmin III from the start menu….
PostgreSQL Admin main window…
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Double click on the “PostgreSQL 9.0 (localhost: 5432)” link
Then it will ask the password for the user account named as postgres… Enter that password we gave
on the page 5 (postgres). Then mark the tick.
Then we can expand the tree in the left side(object browser)…
Creating Non-Spatial Database

RMB on the Databases  New Database…
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Name: could be any thing. Better to

give the name without space.
Owner: should be postgres
Encoding: keep the default
Template: postgres (since we are

going to create a non-spatial
database)
All others keep as they are…
 OK
Then expand the tree of the left window (object browser) again…
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Inside the test database, there are

some files already created…
Do not delete these files…
We can find tables inside Schemas

 public  tables
Here we can create new table,

insert, read, update and delete
data. (CRUD)
To create a new table  RMB on

tables (0) new table…
Properties tab…
Name: could be any name, don to

give any space
Owner: postgres
Columns tab…
Add column add some columns

to the table…
And there are some settings at the

Constraints tab…
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Or we can run SQL queries from…
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Creating Spatial Database
Go to the databases  RMB  New Database…
Name: Could be any, do not give

any spaces
Owner: postgres
Encoding: keep the default
Template: template_postgis
(This is the template we are using

to create spatial databases)
Note: If the PostGIS is not installed,

spatial queries or spatial data
storing cannot be done
Importing shape files to the spatial database
Select out spatial database  Main menu  Plugins  PostGIS Shapefile and DBF loader
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1. Browse one of our Shapefile

2. Check the contents under the PostGIS connection section
3. Set SRID as our spatial reference ID. (E.g.:- WGS84 - 4326)
4. Press the “Test Connection” button
5. If it display “Connection succeeded” at the Import Log (at the bottom)
6. Press on the import button. This will take some time…
7. To import many shapefiles, repeat the above procedure (1 to 5).
Then open the tables of our spatial database…
There are some other table (2)

inside our spatial database, known
as geometry_columns and
spatial_ref_sys. Geometry_columns
contains the geometric details of our
imported shapefiles. And the
spatial_ref_sys contains spatial
reference systems that can be used.
(All the SRS)
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Map Projection
We cannot calculate geometry directly from a GCS (geographic coordinate system: ellipsoid). There
for we have to transform it to a flat surface (UTM or National grids).
That can be done by transformation queries… (For more help: search for postgis cheat sheet)
Example:
We need to get the sum of the area of the districts;
SELECT sum(ST_AREA(ST_TRANSFORM(the_geom,32644))) FROM "District";
SELECT sum(st_length(st_transform(the_geom,32644))) as Total_Length FROM "Sri_railway";
Geo Server
Please prefer the note has been given to you for the basics…
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Chapter 3 Importing Data from PostgreSQL DBMS
Import to Geo Server

Create new workspace…
Add new stores to this work space…
Select  vector data source  PostGIS
1. Set data source name

2. Spatial database name
3. Give the user name and the password that can be used access the PostgreSQL DBMS
(postgres, postgres).
4. And check the other configurations
5. Save
Then publish the map(s) using different tabs or windows of your internet browser…
Then using open layers you can see your maps…
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Additional Stuff…
How to overlay maps in geo-server
Select Layer Groups  Add new layer group
1. Give a name to the group

2. Then add layers using the add layer link…
3. Click on generate bounds button
4. Save
The order of the layers must be: Top – polygon, Middle – Line, Bottom – Point. Then open this layer
group using OpenLayers.
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Importing to Quantum GIS
1. Main menu  Layers  Add PostGIS layers  Connection  New
Name: name for the connection
Host: localhost
Port: Our PostgreSQL port (5432)
Database: our spatial database name
Username: PostgreSQL username

(postgres)
Password: PostgreSQL password for

the above account (postgres)
 Click on the test connection

 If it is ok then click OK
2. Then Press on Connect button

3. If it ask for the username and password, give the above values
4. Select the layer(s) and add on the map
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Chapter 4 Additional Stuff
Importing data from a WMS to Quantum GIS
As the WMS we can use our own WMS or a WMS created at another computer.
For this practical session, we will use our Geo-Server WMS.
“http://localhost:8080/geoserver/wms?”
1. Main menu  Layers  Add WMS layer  New 
Name: any name for the

connection
URL: copy & paste your Geo-

Server WMS URL here…
 Ok
If it asks for username and

password, give the
PostgreSQL username and
password (postgres, postgres)
2. Connect
3. Then we can see a list of layers will popup at the middle…
4. Select your layers one by one and add to the map. (select one and add, then clear that selection
by clicking on that layer in the list and then select another and add)
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Chapter 1 Installing Software......................................................................................................... - 3 -

Chapter 1 Installing Software

Keep the default….

Keep the default….

Note: “Please remember this password, we will need this later”

Keep this one default and remember this port number…..

Keep this default….

Then go next and install……….

Keep the default…

Next …. And install…..

Quantum GIS Installation

Keep the default… and Install

Restart your computer….

Geo Server Installation

Next -> Keep Default -> Install ->

Then we can install Geo Server…

Geo Server Installation

Keep the default…

Keep the default….

Note: Please remember this default values … (admin, geoserver)

Keep the default..

Note: Please remember this…

Select the “Install as a service” option…. Next  Install …

Chapter 2 Familiarize with Software

Some Important Tools…

Add vector layer (*.shp)

Add PostGIS layer Add SpatiaLite layer

Open pgAdmin III from the start menu….

PostgreSQL Admin main window…

Double click on the “PostgreSQL 9.0 (localhost: 5432)” link

Then we can expand the tree in the left side(object browser)…

Creating Non-Spatial Database

Name: could be any thing. Better to

Owner: should be postgres

Encoding: keep the default

Template: postgres (since we are

All others keep as they are…

Inside the test database, there are

Do not delete these files…

We can find tables inside Schemas

Here we can create new table,

To create a new table  RMB on

Name: could be any name, don to

Add column add some columns

And there are some settings at the

Or we can run SQL queries from…

Creating Spatial Database

Go to the databases  RMB  New Database…

Name: Could be any, do not give

Encoding: keep the default

(This is the template we are using

Note: If the PostGIS is not installed,

Importing shape files to the spatial database

1. Browse one of our Shapefile

Then open the tables of our spatial database…

There are some other table (2)

We need to get the sum of the area of the districts;

SELECT sum(ST_AREA(ST_TRANSFORM(the_geom,32644))) FROM "District";

SELECT sum(st_length(st_transform(the_geom,32644))) as Total_Length FROM "Sri_railway";

Chapter 3 Importing Data from PostgreSQL DBMS

Import to Geo Server

Add new stores to this work space…

Select  vector data source  PostGIS