WorldImage

Note

GeoServer does not come built-in with support for WorldImage; it must be installed through an extension. Proceed to Installing the WorldImage extension for installation details.

A world file is a plain text file used to georeference raster map images. This file (often with an extension of .jgw or .tfw) accompanies an associated image file (.jpg or .tif). Together, the world file and the corresponding image file is known as a WorldImage in GeoServer.

Installing the WorldImage extension

  1. Visit the website download page, locate your release, and download:

    Warning

    Ensure to match plugin (example 2.28.0 above) version to the version of the GeoServer instance.

  2. Extract the contents of the archive into the WEB-INF/lib directory of the GeoServer installation.

Adding a WorldImage data store

Once the extension is properly installed WorldImage will be an option in the Raster Data Sources list when creating a new data store.

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WorldImage in the list of raster data stores

Configuring a WorldImage data store

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Configuring a WorldImage data store

Option

Description

Workspace

Data Source Name

Description

Enabled

URL
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