This workshop will provide an introduction to creating geospatial mashups using the MapStore Open Source product and framework.

MapStore is the Open Source product for creating, saving and sharing in a simple and intuitive way maps and mashups created selecting contents from public services like Google Maps and OpenStreetMap or other servers implementing OGC and ISO protocols. Thanks to MapStore the user can mix her own data with data available on the web to create comprehensive
maps and share them with anyone (also via social networks). MapStore is cross-browser, and mobile ready.

We will show how to create and navigate maps. We will also show how the framework can be used to create a custom WebGis project.

In order to participate to the workshop a working knowledge of JavaScript and OGC services is recommended.

This workshop will provide an introduction to OGC services, their interoperability benefits, intended use, along with some understanding of the protocol machinery.
The workshop will cover:

• Viewing map with WMS, interactive use, abilities, telling apart standard and vendor behavior, understanding the underlying protocol
• Viewing maps with WMTS, understanding tile grids, pyramids, the procotol, and working with dynamic data
• Accessing vector data with WFS, interactive use, abilities, telling apart standard and vendor behavior, understanding the underlying protocol
• Accessing vector data with WCS, interactive use, abilities, telling apart standard and vendor behavior, understanding the underlying protocol
• Processing data with WPS, interactive use, abilities, adding processes, understanding the underlying protocol
• Discovering data and services with CSW, interactive use, understanding the underlying protocol

In order to participate no previous knowledge of OGC services is required, but a basic knowledge of GIS concepts and basic data formats (shapefiles, geotiff) is recommended.

This workshop will get your started with GeoServer, covering:

• Getting to know the GeoServer configuration UI
• Setting up vector data, such as shapefile and postgis, in GeoServer
• Setting up raster data, such as geotiff, in GeoServer
• Styling maps with Styled Layer Descriptor, creating styles with desktop tools and optimizing the styling to leverage GeoServer own custom extensions

In order to participate no previous knowledge of GeoServer and OGC services is required, but a basic knowledge of GIS concepts and basic data formats (shapefiles, geotiff) is recommended.

GeoSolutions will make available an all-in-one package to run the workshop as a VM for VirtualBox or a self-contained Zip file for Windows. This should be pre-installed on attendees laptops before the workshop.