KML Placemarks not located correctly (Geoserver 2.8.x)

[webgismd]

Background

We currently use GeoServer, and it's great, except for a little bug. KML Placemarks do not correctly locate when there is a KMSCORE=0 and mode=refresh for SDE EPSG:3005 polygon data. The ground overlay returned is correct, but the KML placemarks don't look like the coordinates have been converted from the native SRS of EPSG:3005. See the bug ticket here posted in the GeoServer community: https://osgeo-org.atlassian.net/browse/GEOS-7369

We use GeoServer for our WMS services which outputs KML of spatial data housed in the BC Warehouse. The WMS services are accessible to the public and also consumed by our services, including placemarks the BC Data Catalogue which uses the WMS for map previews of spatial data.

Story

A a Government of B.C. spatial web developer, I want GeoServer to correctly locate KML placemarks so I can display spatial information accessible to the public via KML/Google Earth.

Acceptance Criteria

1. KML Placesmarks locate properly when there is a KMSCORE=0 and mode=refresh for SDE EPSG:3005 polygon data.
2. The solutions works within the GeoServer 2.8 code base.

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[webgismd]

Hi There! My name is Michelle Douville I am the technical contact for this issues. If you have any questions regarding this issue please contact me.

[lmullane]

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[lmullane]

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[jdeolive]

Thanks for the clarification on the process. I'm interested in working on this problem. All of the information laid out in the GeoServer ticket is pretty clear, I have enough to start.

[jdeolive]

Status update. I've got a local fix for this and have sent a patch over to @myopic73 for acceptance testing. If all goes well I'll start the process of getting the code committed upstream.

[jdeolive]

@myopic73 has tested the fix and says it's good to go. The GeoServer pull request has been submitted.

[webgismd]

Thanks Justin, here is a working example: http://delivery.openmaps.gov.bc.ca/geo/pub/wms/kml?layers=pub:WHSE_ADMIN_BOUNDARIES.ADM_NR_DISTRICTS_SPG&format_options=kmscore:0;kmattr:true One quick question, are the placemark icons configurable?

[jdeolive]

Hey Michelle. As far as I know the only way it's possible to change the icon used for a placemark is if the style on the layer used a point symbolizer that has a graphic on it. Which in this case I don't think would work well because you would be including the icon in both the ground overlay rendering and the generated placemarks added via "kmplacemarks:true".

[webgismd]

Hi Justin, Could you make a pull request to this repo (the same as what was done for Geoserver repo). And include a paypal link and a copy of the terms with your completed information at the end. The Terms are a file in this repo, as an example see here: https://github.com/bcgov/citizen-engagement-web-toolkit/pull/21

[jdeolive]

Hi Michelle. Pull request submitted. Let me know if you need any more info for paypal aside from my email address.

The upstream geoserver pull request has been merged and the change backported to both the 2.9 and 2.8 branches. I'm also attaching the 2.8.1 and 2.8.3 patched jars as you requested.

geos-7369-jars.zip

[webgismd]

Thank you so much Justin! I will let @lmullane review the paypal info and get back to you.

[lmullane]

Hi @jdeolive, great to hear the patch has been accepted by the GeoServer community.

The additional PayPal information we need is for you to please update your PR with a PayPal button/email link.

Could also provide a link to the PR you sent to the GeoServer community as a comment in your PR to this repo?

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Let me know if you have additional questions.

[jdeolive]

Thanks for the info @lmullane . PayPal for business is a new thing for me so you'll have to bear with me as I figure out how it works. From what I can tell i need to create an invoice and that will enable the "Pay Now" function. One of the things on the invoice is who to bill. Who should I make out the invoice out to? Thanks!

[jdeolive]

The GeoServer pull request that implements this fix is: https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/pull/1609. It's also been tagged with the commits for the backports to the 2.8.x and 2.9.x GeoServer branches.

[lmullane]

Thanks for your questions, @jdeolive.

Please make out the invoice to the Province of British Columbia and reference this issue's title. If you need a contact, Michelle Douville can be your contact.

Use the Buy Now button option. When you are creating the button it will give you the option of creating code for a website or a link for email. Choose the email link.

Let me know if that works.

[jdeolive]

Thanks for the info @lmullane, finally figured out where to set this up. Here is the link you need:

https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=8JJT6U8C2TNPJ

Thanks!

[lmullane]

Hi @jdeolive, apologies for being a complete and utter pain. But could you please paste the PayPal link into your Pull Request? We need to do that to comply with the Terms.

[jdeolive]

Whoops. My bad sorry, I missed that part. Updating now.

[lmullane]

No worries. Best if you paste in the link to the jars into the Pull Request as well. Easier to follow for accounting.

[jdeolive]

No problem. Done.

[lmullane]

Super! Thank you.

[webgismd]

We have accepted a PR for this issue.