Server implemented geographic information system with graphical interface
Example embodiments described herein pertain to a geographic information system (GIS), configured to obtain geospatial data representing a geographic area, assign a projection and coordinate system to the geospatial data, apply a transformation to the geospatial data, and generate a tile cache based on the transformed geospatial data, the tile cache including the determined projection and coordinate system.
1. A system, comprising:
processors; and
a memory storing instructions that, when executed by at least one processor among the processors, causes the system to perform operations comprising:
receiving geospatial data at the system, the geospatial data including image data that depicts a geographic area;
identifying a base map from among a plurality of base maps based on the image data that depicts the geographic area in response to the receiving the geospatial data, the base map having a base projection and base coordinate system;
applying a transformation to the geospatial data based on the base projection and base coordinate system of the base map; and
generating a tile cache based on the transformed geospatial data, the tile cache including the base projection and base coordinate system.
2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the identifying the base map from among the plurality of base maps based on the image data includes:
identifying a depiction of a landmark within the image data of the geospatial data; and
selecting the base map from among the plurality of base maps based on the depiction of the landmark.
3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the identifying the base map from among the plurality of base maps is based on the geographic area depicted by the image data.
4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the geospatial data has a first orientation, the base map has a base orientation, and the applying the transformation to the geospatial data based on the base projection and base coordinate system of the base map includes:
rotating the geospatial data to align the first orientation of the geospatial data with the base orientation of the base map.
5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the identifying the base map from among the plurality of base maps based on the image data includes:
causing display of an interface that comprises a presentation of the plurality of base maps within the graphical user interface, the presentation of the plurality of base maps including the base map; and
receiving a selection of the base map from among the presentation of the plurality of base maps.
6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the instructions cause the system to perform operations further comprising:
receiving a request to display the geographic area from a client device;
retrieving the tile cache in response to the request to display the geographic area; and
rendering a presentation of the geographic area at the client device based on the tile cache.
7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the rendering the presentation of the geographic area at the client device based on the tile cache includes:
transmitting a portion of the tile cache to the client device; and
rendering the geographic area based on the portion of the tile cache.
8. A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:
receiving geospatial data at the system, the geospatial data including image data that depicts a geographic area;
identifying a base map from among a plurality of base maps based on the image data that depicts the geographic area in response to the receiving the geospatial data, the base map having a base projection and base coordinate system;
applying a transformation to the geospatial data based on the base projection and base coordinate system of the base map; and
generating a tile cache based on the transformed geospatial data, the tile cache including the base projection and base coordinate system.
9. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 8 , wherein the identifying the base map from among the plurality of base maps based on the image data includes:
identifying a depiction of a landmark within the image data of the geospatial data; and
selecting the base map from among the plurality of base maps based on the depiction of the landmark.
10. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 8 , wherein the identifying the base map from among the plurality of base maps is based on the geographic area depicted by the image data.
11. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 8 , wherein the geospatial data has a first orientation, the base map has a base orientation, and the applying the transformation to the geospatial data based on the base projection and base coordinate system of the base map includes:
rotating the geospatial data to align the first orientation of the geospatial data with the base orientation of the base map.
12. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 8 , wherein the identifying the base map from among the plurality of base maps based on the image data includes:
causing display of an interface that comprises a presentation of the plurality of base maps within the graphical user interface, the presentation of the plurality of base maps including the base map; and
receiving a selection of the base map from among the presentation of the plurality of base maps.
13. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 8 , wherein the instructions cause the machine to perform operations further comprising:
receiving a request to display the geographic area from a client device;
retrieving the tile cache in response to the request to display the geographic area; and
rendering a presentation of the geographic area at the client device based on the tile cache.
14. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein the rendering the presentation of the geographic area at the client device based on the tile cache includes:
transmitting a portion of the tile cache to the client device; and
rendering the geographic area based on the portion of the tile cache.
15. A method comprising:
receiving geospatial data at the system, the geospatial data including image data that depicts a geographic area;
identifying a base map from among a plurality of base maps based on the image data that depicts the geographic area in response to the receiving the geospatial data, the base map having a base projection and base coordinate system;
applying a transformation to the geospatial data based on the base projection and base coordinate system of the base map; and
generating a tile cache based on the transformed geospatial data, the tile cache including the base projection and base coordinate system.
16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the identifying the base map from among the plurality of base maps based on the image data includes:
identifying a depiction of a landmark within the image data of the geospatial data; and
selecting the base map from among the plurality of base maps based on the depiction of the landmark.
17. The method of claim 15 , wherein the identifying the base map from among the plurality of base maps is based on the geographic area depicted by the image data.
18. The method of claim 15 , wherein the geospatial data has a first orientation, the base map has a base orientation, and the applying the transformation to the geospatial data based on the base projection and base coordinate system of the base map includes:
rotating the geospatial data to align the first orientation of the geospatial data with the base orientation of the base map.
19. The method of claim 15 , wherein the identifying the base map from among the plurality of base maps based on the image data includes:
causing display of an interface that comprises a presentation of the plurality of base maps within the graphical user interface, the presentation of the plurality of base maps including the base map; and
receiving a selection of the base map from among the presentation of the plurality of base maps.
20. The method of claim 15 , wherein the method further comprises:
receiving a request to display the geographic area from a client device;
retrieving the tile cache in response to the request to display the geographic area; and
rendering a presentation of the geographic area at the client device based on the tile cache.