EDIT Map REST Services RMCA – Royal Museum for Central Africa Tervuren, Belgium James Davy

What is it? Dynamic maps Database driven TDWG standards Links to WMS View distribution data Includes map legend Image output format No administration!

Distribution Maps View by Area or Point Color coded with style options Easy data visualization You can produce maps with your own data

Point Mapping Filter species distribution by: –Altitude –Age –Size –Type –And Time Images are Copyright of ATBI

Data Overlay Ability to view using WMS: –Vegetation maps –Topographical maps –Urban area maps –Weather maps –Any shape file data imaginable

Point Symbolization These include Legends They are printable PNG format

Take the data only! The ability to download the data in JSON format Allows the REST services to be integrated with other applications If you have your own map service… you can reformat the output in your own style. Allows the areas and points to be overlaid within your dynamic map system.

Example: TDWG Areas overlaid into an openlayers map This map is interactive The legend is overlayed and made transparent Only the data from the rest services is used The Style and format is customized

Questions?