Why and how to work with GeoServer
What is GeoServer for and how to use it? Jody Garnett of GeoCat takes you through the GeoServer basics in this presentation, recorded at FOSDEM 2020 in February in Brussels. A look at what makes GeoServer a succes and the technology stack that makes it possible....
GeoCat Bridge adds QGIS desktop support
GeoCat releases GeoCat Bridge 4.0 for QGIS Desktop! This plugin enables you to easily publish your maps (data and styling) online, as well as catalog them for discovery with GeoNetwork. The GeoCat Bridge QGIS plugin supports publication to GeoServer, PostGIS,...
GeoNetwork plug-in for GDPR data is widely applicable
GeoCat has developed a plug-in for GeoNetwork to extend data catalogs with a GDPR data registry. RIVM initiated the development of this open source tool. The plug-in is an example of how organisations can benefit from the knowledge and experience of the geo-community...
Recap of FOSS4G 2019 Bucharest event
GeoCat would like to thank the local organizing committee and everyone we met in Bucharest for making FOSS4G 2019 such a wonderful event. It was a pleasure to sponsor FOSS4G 2019 and we will continue our commitment to open source. Thus we would also would like to...
FOSS4G 2019 presentations GeoCat
GeoCat is looking back upon an inspiring FOSS4G conference (26-30 August). The presentations in the general track of FOSS4G 2019 all have been recorded. Were you unable to attend the Bucharest event, do you want to share information with your colleagues or refresh...
Alternative approaches for the new OGC API’s?
GeoCat was present at the OGC API hackathon in London. The event inspired our software developer Paul van Genuchten to step back and look at the latest developments. Do the standards meet the day-to-day needs of GIS professionals? And how can existing providers of...
New team member: Jody Garnett
As of June, Jody Garnett strengthens the GeoCat team as Technical Director. Jody loves the impact geospatial technology can have for our customers and the world. He is excited to apply his enthusiasm and customer focus to GeoCat Bridge and GeoCat Enterprise offerings....
Training to set up a Spatial Data Infrastructure
Could you support us in our process of developing a modern Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI)? The Lands Department in Hong Kong approached GeoCat with this question. As we are having a wide experience in this field, we set up a two-week tailored training, covering all...
GeoCat Bridge Explained
GeoCat Bridge is an extension for ArcGIS Desktop and runs within ArcMap. This blogpost aims to explain what GeoCat Bridge does in more detail. In short; GeoCat Bridge enables you to publish the layers from a ArcMap map project (MXD) to GeoServer or MapServer as OGC...
Mixed content and cross domain errors in browser-SDI
Browser based Spatial Data Infrastructure typically combines data from a variety of domains on a single web application (for example GeoNetwork). There are two typical errors that block optimal user experience in browser-SDI, which need some special attention. In both...
Announcing the Extended GeoPackage QGIS Plugin
Migrating a project from ESRI (or another) software to QGIS is a common challenge in the GIS world. With the OWS_Context Geopackage extension and the qgpkg plugin, we hope to address this challenge, at the same time that we promote the adoption of this standard by the overall GIS community.
Query GeoNetwork with SPARQL
Report of a session examining GeoNetwork as a facilitator for the semantic web