Bentley Geo Web Publisher

Multiple Publishing Options

• Publish hybrid vector/raster data from multiple data sources
• Full attribution and complex geometric shapes/forms are easily published
• Original presentation quality
• Google Earth publishing in 2D and 3D
• Transparency and translucency

Fully Featured User Environment

• GIS user-friendly
• Spatial navigation
• View control (zoom, pan, and window area)
• Layer controls
• Easy map creation tools
• Scale-based navigation
• Spatial analysis
• Multiple queries
• Reporting
• Print and plot to scale
• Redlining tools
• Thematic analysis, pie charts
• Markup and editing

Data Integration

• Integration of multiple graphical and non-graphical data sources
• Native Oracle Spatial data published live
• Oracle Spatial dynamic source option can be activated to enable publishing of real-time updates
• Geo-referenced tabular data
• Virtually any type of raster image files, including raster mosaics
• 30+ industry-standard raster formats
• Multiple relational databases
  • ODBC
  • Non-graphical
  • Graphical from stored coordinates
• Bentley Map
• MicroStation DGN with database linkages
• AutoCAD DWG
• GIS data: SHP, MIF/MID, TAB 
• Embed symbols that invoke queries or that link to URLs
• Hyperlinks to other sites, documents, multimedia
• WMS

Map Viewer Client

• View control (zoom, pan, window area)
• Tooltips
• Measure, buffer, scale are dependent on the data presented
• Map Aware
• Measurements
• Scale dependent display
• Copy view
• Zoom to scale
• Scaled plotting
• Topology operations
• Downloadable
• Install for easier intranet deployment
• Installs unlimited

OGC Support: WMS and WFS

• Geo Web Publishing acts as a WMS 1.1.1 Server
• Geo Web Publisher acts as a WMS 1.1.0 and 1.1.1 Client
• Geo Web Publisher acts as a WFS 1.1.0 and 1.0.0 Server
• Support for output of raster images in JPEG and PNG 
• Any WMS client can view Geo Web Publisher maps
• WMS Layers can be added using the Map Author tool
• A map layer can be a combination of one or multiple WMS layers
• WMS Backdrop transparency
• Support of translucency for elements

Query

• Query non-graphical sources related to graphical sources
• Simple and complex query
• Multiple databases
• Specify actions associated with Locate, Zoom, and Layer options
• Customized queries can also be implemented for special workflows

Thematic Mapping

• Resymbolize based on unique values, equal ranges, equal count
• Thematic object depicts a handy legend for interpretation
• Display pie charts on map for complex data 
• Configurable legend properties and parameters
• Symbolization sets can be preconfigured for novice users
• Site users can be enabled to interactively define presentation parameters

Reporting

• Generate Reports from queries, spatial analysis, or multiple feature selection
• Multi-tabbed views of textual and multimedia information
• Downloadable CSV, XLS
• Detailed layout, sorting, alias, and output definition available in the Site Author
• Property editing with free text of list of values

Printing and Plotting

• Printable reports with map view
• Cartographic print (scale print with border and title block fields)
• Windows printer support

Dynamic Hyperlink Creation

• Hyperlinks to graphic elements or text within a project or design
• Access to project information from the enterprise database
• Generated hyperlinks to graphic elements or published HTML lists of database records

High-Performance Publishing

• Dynamic or static pre-publishing of data
• Pre-publishing uses versioning and workflow knowledge in the Geospatial Server to initiate publishing dates
• Pre-publishing to Web-optimized format
• Raster tiling, overview, streaming
• Streams huge imagery datasets over low-bandwidth connections
• Supports production workflows of remotely served image sets to other Bentley applications

Site Authoring

• Rapidly prototype and test changes to your website
• Choose layout, colors, icons, display controls, tools, and other interface elements
• Define location of map and related objects on layout
• Define queries, including locate/highlight options and input parameters
• Define reports
• Task-oriented workflow for adding queries and reports
• Define thematic and feature presentation
• Configure map overview object
• Object swapping
• Save website project as a template for other websites
• Expandable and editable source code
• Automatic Web server configuration
• Create multiple searches and advanced database formatting
• Ready-to-use sample website included

Map Authoring

• Easy-to-use tool for creation of maps from defined data sources
• Simple thematic symbology definition
• Scale navigation setup
• Pre-published and dynamic layers
• Create layers from several sources
• Resymbolize during pre-publishing or create dynamic new representations
• GIS layers can be combined with other data
• Define map properties:
  • Display order
  • Scale range
  • Ability to select
  • Topology
  • Tool tips
  • Translucency
  • Symbology (for Oracle Spatial or ODBC)

Simple Administration

• Administrator GUI
• Easy deployment
• Local and remote access
• Access rights for the administration tools
• Automatic Web server configuration
• Definition of data source connections
• Database logins
• Cache configuration