5 CoverageStore Configuration
Coverage Stores are the locations of raster image files. They can be individual files or a group of related files. GeoServer comes with several types of supported raster formats including:
| Format | Description | File extension used for UI |
|---|---|---|
| ArcGrid | Arc Grid Coverage Format | .asc |
| WorldImage | A raster file accompanied by a spatial data file | .png |
| ImageMosaic | Image mosaicking plugin | .shp |
| ImagePyramid | Image pyramidal plugin | pyramid.properties |
| GeoTIFF | Tagged Image File Format with Geographic information | .tiff |
| Gtopo30 | Gtopo30 Coverage Format | .dem |
You can access the CoverageStore page by navigating through the web admin UI: Config -> Data -> CoverageStore -> new
Depending on what coverage format you chose, you will have to point to the appropriate file in the group of files for the coverage. This is the URL parameter. Refer to the table above to see what file you need to tell GeoServer to use in order to load your Coverage files.
It is good to note that you can now use absolute paths to locate your coverage files, so they do not have to be located in your data directory.