OGC API - Tiles

A OGC Tiles API delivering both tiled data (vector tiles) and tiled maps (classic map tiles).

GeoServer implementation is based on an ealier specification draft (the specification is now finalized).

OGC API - Tiles Implementation status

• • OGC API - Tiles
  • Version
  • Implementation status
• • Part 1: Core
  • Draft
  • Implementation based on early specification draft, not yet updated to final version

Installing the GeoServer OGC API - Tiles module

1. Login, and navigate to About & Status > About GeoServer and check Build Information to determine the exact version of GeoServer you are running.

2. Visit the website download <download> page, change the Development tab, and locate the nightly release that corresponds to the GeoServer you are running.

   Follow the Community Modules link and download ogcapi-tiles zip archive.

   • {{ version }} example: ogcapi-tiles

   The website lists active nightly builds to provide feedback to developers, you may also browse for earlier branches.

3. Extract the contents of the archive into the WEB-INF/lib directory in GeoServer.

   Warning

   Verify that the version number in the filename corresponds to the version of GeoServer you are running (for example geoserver-{{ version }}-ogcapi-tiles-plugin.zip above).

4. Restart GeoServer.

   On restart the services are listed at http://localhost:8080/geoserver

Configuration of OGC API - Tiles module

The module exposes all Tiled layers configured for GeoWebCache using the OGC API - Tiles specification.

As such, it follows the same WMTS and Tile Caching configuration used to manage GeoWebCache.