YLUPC
DataTools – Yukon Planning Atlas

Recommended Data Management Tools

Table of Contents

  1. PlanYukon Regional Planning Database Best Practices Wiki
    1. Background
    2. Purpose
    3. Framework
    4. Roles
    5. Acknowledgment
  2. Getting Started as an Administrator
    1. Introduction
    2. Helpful Software
      1. Text editor
      2. Subversion
        1. Troubleshooting
      3. MS4W
        1. Trouble-Shooting
    3. Trac
    4. WinSCP
    5. pgAdmin III
  3. Data File Management
    1. Valid Spatial Data Sources
      1. Vector Files
      2. Raster Files
      3. Non-local Data
    2. Accepted Data Projection
    3. Data File Naming Conventions
    4. Data File Contents
    5. Data File Storage
    6. Database Architecture
      1. Specifications
      2. Tables
        1. groups
        2. layers
        3. layers_perm
        4. spatial_ref_sys
        5. themes
        6. themes_perm
        7. users
        8. widgets
        9. widgets_perm
    7. Government of Yukon CSW Catalog WMS Service
      1. GetCapabilities
      2. Supported Projections
      3. Native Projection
      4. Layer Names
      5. Scale Ranges
  4. Data Styling
    1. Background on MapServer .map files
    2. Theme Files
    3. Template Files
    4. Layer Files
    5. .Lay Guidelines
      1. Naming
      2. Groups
      3. Layer TYPEs
      4. Metadata
      5. Field Formatting
    6. Using Classes
    7. Using Styles
    8. Labeling
      1. Available Fonts
      2. Label Size
      3. Label Scale
      4. Label Force
      5. Label Partials
      6. Label Minfeaturesize
      7. Label Buffer
      8. Label Priority
    9. Symbols
    10. Projection
      1. EPSG Usage
      2. PROJ.4 Usage
    11. Using Scales
      1. MINSCALE and MAXSCALE Deprecated
      2. Atlas Scale Ranges
  5. Metadata Management
    1. Implemented Standards
    2. Layer Metadata
      1. Atlas Keywords
    3. Theme Metadata
    4. Accessing Metadata through the Atlas
    5. Accessing OGC Metadata through the WMS Service
      1. GetCapabilities Request
    6. Management Tools
      1. ArcCatalog?
        1. About
        2. Functionality
        3. Assessment
      2. CatMDEdit
        1. About
        2. Functionality
        3. Assessment
      3. gvSIG
        1. About
        2. Functionality
        3. Assessment
  6. Data Processing Work Flow
    1. Step 1: Preparing the Spatial Data
      1. Guidelines
      2. Getting the Required Tools
      3. Documentation For Command Tools
      4. Useful Commands
        1. Reproject a Vector File
        2. Merge 2 Vector Files
        3. Keep Only Specific Attribute Values
        4. Keep Only Specific Fields
        5. Prep Raster Files
    2. Step 2: Create a .lay file
      1. .lay Templates
        1. Vector File Template
        2. Raster File Template
        3. WMS/OGC Template
      2. Generate .lay Metadata
      3. .lay Guidelines
    3. Step 3: Submit for Publication
    4. Step 4: Publishing a Layer
    5. Step 5: Add Layer to Existing Theme File
    6. Step 6: Verify Layer Processing
    7. Refresh Layer Data
  7. Quality Control
    1. Layer Quality Assurance Checklist
      1. Published Layer QA Checklist Forms
    2. Data Optimization Checklist
    3. Publishing Atlas Data
      1. WMS Mapfile Location
      2. Publish Local Data to WMS
      3. MapServer Required Metadata
      4. WMS GetCapabilities Warnings
      5. GeoConnections Discovery Portal Registration
  8. Recommended Data Management Tools
    1.  MXD2WMS
    2.  FGS
    3.  MapServer for Windows
    4.  QuantumGIS
    5.  uDig

The following section contains information on various recommended software to assist in managing the Atlas' spatial data.

 MXD2WMS

This tool converts ArcMap? views (all layers in the view) into ArcIMS (ArcXML .axl) and MapServer? (.map) configuration files, both for shapefiles and for raster files. Public domain script developed by Jeroen Ticheler.

 FGS

self extracting installer on Linux platforms, containing commandline utilities such as shptree, ogrinfo, ogr2ogr, gdalinfo, gdaladdo, gdaltindex

 MapServer for Windows

easy installation on Windows, containing commandline utilities such as shptree, ogrinfo, ogr2ogr, gdalinfo, gdaladdo, gdaltindex

 QuantumGIS

Open Source GIS viewer, that allows for easy styling of data and exporting layers to a MapServer .map file.

 uDig

Open Source GIS viewer that specializes in OGC support (WMS, WFS)