Sharing Spatial Data Sources

Spatial data sources (SDS) can be shared in order to be accessed by other JMap Server instances. This way, data can be stored in a single location but is accessible from several JMap Server instances.

In JMap Admin, you can share a spatial data source by granting the Remote access permission to one or more users on this spatial data source. This choice must be consistent with the user who established the connection from the JMap Server that must access the shared spatial data sources.

Refer to sections Spatial Data Source Permissions and JMap Server to JMap Server Connections for more information on this topic.

Once a spatial data source has been shared, a icon displays in the list of data sources, in the Shared column.

Sharing a vector SDS with JMap Cloud

You can share a SDS with JMap Cloud, a cloud based platform developed by K2 Geospatial.

You must first connect to JMap Cloud. The JMap Server Settings section provides details on this topic. If this step is not completed, a message indicates it in the JMap Cloud section of the SDS configuration interface.

To share or synchronize the SDS with JMap Cloud, in the configuration interface of the SDS, in the JMap Cloud section:

1. Press Synchronize with JMap Cloud. A window opens and offers you several options:

   Copy: A copy of the SDS (data and configuration) is created in JMap Cloud. No link JMap Server → JMap Cloud is created. If an update occurs on JMap Server, the data will not be synched with JMap Cloud.

   Copy and synchronize manually: A copy of the SDS (data and configuration) is created in JMap Cloud. A link JMap Server → JMap Cloud is created. If an update occurs on JMap Server, the data is not synched automatically with JMap Cloud. You must click on to launch an update.

   Copy and synchronize automatically: A copy of the SDS (data and configuration) is created in JMap Cloud. A link JMap Server → JMap Cloud is created. If an update occurs on JMap Server, the data is synched automatically with JMap Cloud. You can also click on to launch an update.

2. Select one option and press OK. When the SDS is synchronized with JMap Cloud, the JMap Cloud section presents the following information:

   Id: The JMap Cloud spatial data source ID.

   Status: The current spatial data source status. While synching, this show the current sync task. Otherwise, it shows the JMap Cloud spatial data source status.

   Last update: The last time that the spatial data source was synched.

   Automatic synchronization: If ON and an update occurs on JMap Server, the data will be synched automatically with JMap Cloud.

   Once a spatial data source has been synched, a icon displays in the list of data sources, in the JMap Cloud column.

3. Press to remove the JMap Server → JMap Cloud link for the SDS. It will not be possible to manually or automatically sync this spatial data source. The spatial data source in JMap cloud is not deleted.

4. Press to start synchronizing the SDS with JMap Cloud.