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52°North WPS

52°North Web Processing Service (WPS). This WPS provides basic GIS function via standardized OGC interfaces. A demo client is included with test request.

Core Features

  • Full java-based Open Source implementation.

  • Supports all features and operations of WPS specification version 1.0.0 (document 05-007r7)

  • Pluggable framework for algorithms and XML data handling and processing frameworks

  • Build up on robust libraries (JTS, geotools, xmlBeans, servlet API, derby)

  • Supports full logging of service activity
    • Supports exception handling according to the spec
    • Storing of execution results
    • Full maven support
  • Synchronous/Asynchronous invocation

  • Raw data support

  • Supports HTTP-GET for Execute

  • Supports SOAP

  • Exposes a WSDL document

  • Supported WPS Datatypes
    • GeoTiff Support
    • ArcGrid Support
    • Full GML2 and GML3 support for ComplexData (i.e. FeatureCollections)
  • Extensions
    • 220+ SEXTANTE Processes
    • Unicore GRID Middleware support
    • Transactional Profile (WPS-T)
    • Web GUI to maintain the service
    • ArcGIS Server Connector

Implemented Standards

  • OGC Web Processing Service Specification
  • OGC GML2 SimpleFeatures
  • OGC GML3 SimpleFeatures

Details

Website: http://52north.org/wps

Licence: GPL

Software Version: WPS 2.0 RC5

Supported Platforms: Windows, Linux, Mac

Commercial Support: http://www.52north.org

Programming Language: Java