Hi John,
Someone can give you more detailed, but to my novice ears,
this sounds like an opportunity for using the REST interface, with or
without database views. The REST interface would help with batching up
layer configuration, and database views would constrain what's available in
your table through GetFeatureInfo requests.Steve http://www.clemetparks.com/images/esig/cmp-ms-90x122.pngStephen Mather Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Manager (216) 635-3243 [email protected] <http://www.clemetparks.com/> clevelandmetroparks.com From: John Brisbin [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, July 22, 2011 12:25 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [Geoserver-users] Basic question: Layer/Style Strategies? G'Day all, As a relative newbie to this space I'm still grappling with some of the basic concepts such as how to optimise the management of multi-layered shapefiles. For example, we have been given a single shape file by a researcher and it contains 100+ layers (eg: boundaries, fish1, birds2, ...n) Because we did not know any differently, I uploaded the shapefile to PostGIS and then published it in GeoServer as a single layer. We have prepared 100+ individual style sheets and uploaded them as well. Now we go through a process of *republishing* the same shape file over and over again, each time applying the next stylesheet. Not only is this really tedious, it feels completely inelegant. I note that in the final map (produced in GeoExplorer) that when we click on one of these layers (eg layer=birds2) for feature info, columns for the entire 100+ shapefile are returned. I can only guess then that I'm following quite a ridiculous method for managing the shapefile. And we're not dealing with just one shapefile with 100+ layers...we have lots of them to manage. Thus, this small flare ... a plea for wise counsel! Thanks indeed, JB --- John Brisbin Managing Director, BoaB interactive [mb] +61 (0)407 471 565 [ph] +61 (0)7 3103 0574 (voice 2 text) [im] skype:boabjohn [www] http://www.boab.info [po] POB 802, Townsville QLD 4810 AUSTRALIA
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