Import Directly to The Catalog

Earlier we learned how to work with content from the Catalog view, in this section we will import content directly into the catalog.

  • On the Catalog view please press the Import button:

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  • Select Other ‣ Data and press Next.

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  • Choose Web Map Server from the list and press Next.

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  • This time we are going to import an OpenGeo demo Web Map Server using the following Capabilities document:

    http://demo.opengeo.org/geoserver/ows?service=wms&version=1.1.1&request=GetCapabilities

    WMS Wizard
  • Press Finish to import the Web Map Server into the Catalog view.

  • Now that we have imported the WMS into the catalog we can add it to our Map.

  • Drag and Drop the bluemarble layer directly onto Map editor.

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  • Earlier we used the the layer view to reorder using the up and down buttons, this time we will drag the layers into the right order.

  • Select the Blue Marble layer in the layer view and drag it to the bottom of the list.

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