Try to add categories for external layers

[EPajares]

Goal of this issue

The first version for exporting external layers works. Though in the case of large geoportals listing all layers means a challenge for the user to find the layers he is interested in. So we could explore using the layer groups most geoportals provide.

Resources

Check some of the following geoportals: https://geoportal.bayern.de/ https://monitor.ioer.de

Deliverables

There could be categories added here to filter the layers.

Branch to derive

dev

[Ebubeker]

I will try to find something about categories. There has to be something since the Bayern geoportal access the layers from the same source. So I will try something.

[Ebubeker]

Another Solution

I have found another way where we can categorize the layers. It is through keywords, basically every layer has some keywords, it is more like the blog websites where each post has keywords, so u can categorize them or even use them as search properties.

[EPajares]

Thanks for this! Interesting idea. This is better than nothing. I assume not all geoportals have it though right?

[Ebubeker]

Mostly all the getCapabilities urls have at least one or two keywords. But anyways I can give it a try since I don't have a task at the moment

[EPajares]

Yes please give it a try. Thank you very much.

[Ebubeker]

I sadly couldn't do anything about it, it is not possible to do anything. All the geoportals have it but in order to get it we have to fetch them, and fetching 900+ geoportals at a time will slow down the website

[EPajares]

This was not implemented as it would mean a significant loss of performance.