GeoServer Community
About GeoServer
GeoServer is a software server written in Java that allows users to share and edit geospatial data. Designed for interoperability, it publishes data from any major spatial data source using open standards.
- OGC standards compliant
- Connect to all major spatial backends: PostGIS, ArcSDE, Oracle Spatial, MySQL, and DB2.
- Easy integration with Google Earth and Google Maps / Virtual Earth
- Output as KML, GeoJSON, Tiles, GML, Shapefile, PDF, OpenLayers and more
- Powerful integrated security sub-system
- Transactional and Versioning capabilities, for standards-based editing
- More Features...
GeoServer Apps
GeoServer is widely supported as a spatial server for a variety of client and server software.
- Open Source Database: PostGIS, MySQL, H2
- Open Source Client: OpenLayers, uDig, gvSIG QGIS, WorldWind
- Proprietary Database: ArcSDE, Oracle Locator / Spatial, SQL Server 2008, DB2
- Proprietary Client: ArcGIS, Google Earth, Virtual Earth, Safe FME, CadCorp SIS
GeoServer @ OpenGeo
Recent Contributions
OpenGeo funds ongoing development of GeoServer as part of our larger mission to make public geodata more accessible and usable to civil society. Recent contributions include:
- Performance improvements to make the GeoServer renderer one of the fastest in the world.
- Platform improvements to use Spring, to be more developer friendly.
- Complete Documentation overhaul.
- Coordination of all major releases of GeoServer.
- Integration of powerful Acegi security system.
- Research and development of Versioning Protocol and PostGIS datastore for geo-wiki editing.
Our GeoServer Team
David Winslow is Technical Lead of the GeoNode team. As a committer on GeoTools, GeoServer, and GeoExt, as well as a contributor to OpenLayers, his expertise covers the entire OpenGeo Stack. Before coming to OpenGeo, he worked on biological and ecological research projects using graphics hardware to accelerate analysis.
Andrea is a core GeoServer and GeoTools committer, and a performance optimization expert. Andrea has ten years of programming and consulting experience, focusing on Java and geospatial.
Arne is the lead developer of GeoWebCache, a tile caching service for WMS tiles. He is also a core contributor to GeoServer, focusing on KML, GeoSearch, and GeoWebCache integration.
GeoServer Resources
OpenGeo Services
OpenGeo offers GeoServer training, including introductory and advanced sessions.
OpenGeo offers GeoServer core development to add new features to the project.