Resources: Projects

In JMap, map data is organized in projects. A project is composed of an ordered list of layers. Typically, when a JMap application connects to JMap Server, the application opens a project and displays the project layers. You can create as many projects as you want.

Each layer of a project is associated with a spatial data source. The data source provides the data of the layer. Different projects can contain layers sharing the same data sources, allowing different data bindings, styles, etc. for the same data. Also, more than one layer in a project can share the same data source. This is useful when using layer filters to show different data of the same data source on multiple layers.

A project is a secured resource, which means that permissions are associated with it in order to control access by users. This allows precise control of which users or groups will be allowed to open each project. Similar access control is also available for each layer in the project.

The Projects section in Resources displays a table that shows the projects configured in the server. In this section you can create a new project, access the configuration interface of a project by clicking on its name as well as manage projects that you select in the table.