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.
* Indicates an OGC-compliant web service.