Via Web Services

To access Spectrum Spatial services via the web services, you construct an HTTP request and submit it directly to the web service. The HTTP request can be in the form of a SOAP request, a REST request, or a POST/GET request, and can be submitted directly from a web browser or from a client application.

The Spectrum Spatial services are exposed as the following web services:

• Feature Service – Provides the ability to search spatial databases.
• Geometry Service – Provides a simplified interface to perform Geometry Service measurements, conversions, and operations.
• Map Tiling Service – Renders map tiles that can be combined to form larger map images.
• Mapping Service – Provides a simplified interface to perform Mapping Service rendering, themes, overlays, and conversions.
• Named Resource Service – Provides the ability to work with resources in the Spectrum Spatial repository.
• Web Feature Service ^* – Used for searching, obtaining metadata descriptions, querying, and filtering spatial data (feature types) at the service level.
• Web Map Service ^* – Enables software clients to reference map images over the Internet or a private intranet.

For more information about each of the web services listed above, see Learning More About the Web Services.