Working with DataΒΆ
This section discusses the data sources that can GeoServer can read and access.
GeoServer allows the loading and serving of the following data formats by default:
- Vector data formats
- Shapefiles (including directories of shapefiles)
- PostGIS databases (with or without JNDI)
- External WFS layers
- Java Properties files
- Raster data formats
- ArcGrid
- GeoTIFF
- Gtopo30
- ImageMosaic
- WorldImage
- Other data formats
- External WMS layers
Other data sources require the use of GeoServer extensions, extra downloads that add functionality to GeoServer. These extensions are always available on the GeoServer download page.
Warning
If an extension is required to load the data source, make sure to match the version of the extension to the version of the GeoServer instance!
- Shapefile
- PostGIS
- Directory of spatial files
- External Web Feature Server
- External Web Map Server
- Java Properties
- ArcGrid
- GeoTIFF
- GTOPO30
- ImageMosaic
- WorldImage
- ArcSDE
- GML
- DB2
- H2
- MySQL
- Pregeneralized Features
- Oracle
- Microsoft SQL Server
- Teradata
- VPF
- GDAL Image Formats
- ImagePyramid
- Image Mosaic JDBC
- Oracle Georaster
- Custom JDBC Access for image data
- Database Connection Pooling
- SQL views
- Controlling feature ID generation in spatial databases
- Application Schema Support
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