WFS

Web Feature Service (WFS) (specification), (Wikipedia entry) provides access to vector data from VectorDB layers by WFS-clients, e.g. Qgis.

RSDB web interface provides generated WFS layer URLs at “Layer”-tab - “VectorDBs”-layer detail-view - “Applications”-section - “WFS Access”-Button.

RSDB implements WFS 1.1.0.

URL structure: You need to replace LAYER_ID with your chosen VectorDB layer ID.

http://IP:PORT/vecotdbs/LAYER_ID/wfs

https://IP:SECURE_PORT/vecotdbs/LAYER_ID/wfs

examples with VectorDB layers layer1 and my_layer

http://127.0.0.1:8081/vecotdbs/layer1/wfs
http://example.com:8081/vecotdbs/my_layer/wfs
https://127.0.0.1:8082/vecotdbs/layer1/wfs
https://example.com:8082/vecotdbs/my_layer/wfs

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Following some WFS technical details. (A WFS-client, e.g. Qgis, does automatically follow that structure.)

GetCapabilities

Get basic layer information as XML-file.

http://127.0.0.1:8081/vectordb/my_layer/wfs
or
http://127.0.0.1:8081/vectordb/my_layer/wfs?SERVICE=WFS&REQUEST=GetCapabilities

DescribeFeatureType

Get detailed layer information as XML-file.
Feature structure is specified by XSD (XML Schema Definition).

http://127.0.0.1:8081/vectordbs/my_layer/wfs?SERVICE=WFS&REQUEST=DescribeFeatureType

Currently all further parameters are ignored and the feature structure is returned always.

GetFeature

Get vector feature data as XML-file.
Features are returned as GML 3.1.1 (Geography Markup Language).

http://127.0.0.1:8081/vectordbs/my_layer/wfs?SERVICE=WFS&REQUEST=GetFeature

Currently all further parameters are ignored and all features including all properties are returned always.