GML BASED DATA MANAGEMENT

FOR GIS USING WFS

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A Research Project

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BY:
GUNJAN DHOLAKIYA
JIGAR PUROHIT
 PURPOSE
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The purpose of our project was to provide
the maps, online to the user in Vector

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format using GML (world-wide standard)

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technology and provide Web Feature

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Services (WFS) and various functionalities
on the map.
 Why This Project?

• Interoperatibility
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• Map Quality

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• Costly Proprietary Software
• KML Problem
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Tools &

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GML Technologies
XML

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XSD
SVG

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 MODULES

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ALIT IES
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TO
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SVG
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WFS

LEGEND
EDITOR UL T I L AYER
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 AGENDA
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1. TOOLS & TECHNOLOGY

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2. MODULES

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3. MODULES WITH DEMO

4. SYSTEM DEMONSTRATION

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 GIS & Shape File
GIS Definition:
• GIS is a System of computer software, hardware and data, and
personnel to help manipulate, analyze and present information
that is tied to a spatial location

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Shape File Definition:

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• A shapefile is a digital vector storage format for storing geometric

location and associated attribute information.

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 GML
DEFINITION:
• The Geography Markup Language (GML) is the XML
grammar
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(OGC) to express geographical features. GML serves as a
modeling language for geographic systems as well as an

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open interchange format for geographic transactions on

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the Internet.

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WHY GML?
• No proprietary Software’s Required
• Better Linking Capabilities
• Easy to Edit and Understand
• Open Source
• Easy Interoperatibility
• Based on XML

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 Major Benefit of GML
• Accepts Multiple CRS System:
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KML or geoRSS, which is followed by Google Earth and
Wikimapia, GML does not assume a single, fixed

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coordinate system. Instead, each coordinate system must be

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specified with a Coordinate Reference System.

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 SVG
Definition:
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two-dimensional vector graphics, both static and animated, and either
declarative or scripted. Images can contain hyperlinks using outbound simple

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Xlinks. It is an open standard.

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SVG IMAGES ARE SCALABLE

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Original image

PNG SVG

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 SVG files are smaller and more
compressible than JPEG and GIF
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Size: 1kb.

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BMP JPG
Size: 604kb. Size: 16kb.

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 Text in SVG is selectable and
searchable
(excellent for making maps)
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This shows

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that text labels

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in graphics
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strings, not
pixels.

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 XML
– XML stands for eXtensible Markup Language
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– It is a universally accepted standard way of structuring
data (syntax).

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<?xml version='1.0' encoding='ISO-8859-1'?>

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<directory name="/clas" owner="root" group="other" modified="Aug
22 08:34">
Properties of node

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<file name='97-12'/>
<file name='98-02'/>
<file name='98-03'/> Node contents
<directory name='comm97'/>
<directory name='e1'/>
</directory> XML has a tree
data model
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 XML Schema (XSD)
• The origin of schema
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– XML Schema documents are used to define and
validate the content and structure of XML data.

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 XSLT
• XSLT is used to transform XML documents into other kinds of
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XSLT

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 System Use-Case Diagram

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 Shapefile to SVG Conversion
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Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3

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Shapefile Transform
Validate
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GML
GML SVG

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 Validate
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GML FILE XSD FILE

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SVG (Final Output)
 WFS

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What is WFS ?

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•I provide u maps
•I allow editing maps
•Provide structure of schema files
•Provide info how to access all
..services

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 WFS (ACTIVITY DIAGRAM)

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 GET CAPABILITIES

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 GET FEATURE INFO

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 GET FEATURE

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 Transaction

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 QUERY BUILDER
HowHow
will Iwill I
locate
locate
Rann Area, Costal
Areas
Area?having
Specific range of
Perimeter?

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Hey, I have
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Query
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 QUERY BUILDER

Input Parameter
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Relation

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Query

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 LEGEND EDITOR
Hey,Can I getlike
I don’t thered
locations
Color. with it?
Can I change
larger area?

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Hey, I have
A Solution

Legend Editor

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 SINGLE COLOR

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 GRADUATED COLOR

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 MULTILAYER MAP
Can I combine
both the maps?

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Hey, I have
a Solution

Multilayer
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 MULTILAYER MAP

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 MULTILAYER MAP

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 FUNCTIONALITIES

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 LIMITATIONS
• The project displays data in form of SVG which requires
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the user to have an SVG enabled browser, though plug-ins
are freely available.

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• The XSLT files are developed for specific format which

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means every time we have a new SCHEMA a new XSLT
file needs to be created.

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 FUTURE SCOPE
 Generalized XSLT which can transform GML into
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of given SCHEMA file.
 This project is developed with the perspective of

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displaying spatial data about Gujarat, which can

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be extended to higher levels.

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 Raster images can be placed over SVG which

would make the presentation more interactive.