Novasys Webservices
The Novasys Webservices provide a set of different GIS services over a SOAP compatible XML-Standard and may be used for various needs. Be it within the Internet or to enable sophisticated GIS functionalities within any local client or application.
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Overview of Available Services
Authentication Service
This service checks the access rights of the calling client application. If the client has the necessary rights, a token is issued that identifies the client and current session. All subsequent web method calls toNovasys Base Client Web Services are automatically authenticated using this token.
Flash Mapping Client Service
This service retrieves and saves settings needed by the Novasys Flash Mapping Client. For further details see the Novasys Flash Mapping Client Developer’s Guide.Mapping Service
This service provides maps from Novasys and other map providers. The map size and type can be chosen.Searching Service
This service provides a coordinate from a given address (geocoding) as well as an address from a given coordinate (reverse geocoding).Routing Service
This service calculates a route between two or more positions. A road book is returned that contains instructions in the specified language. The route points are stored under a unique ID. The client can then request a specific position rectangle and gets only the points of that area.The routing services also include sophisticated functionalities like via-routing, route-optimization (traveling salesman) and corridor-routing (POI along the route).
- Some functionalities will get available in Version 2.0 -
POI Service
This service provides a set of points-of-interest that can be retrieved by categories and /or geographic area, as well as extended functionality like finding the nearestPOIs.- This service will be available in Version 1.1 -
Utility Service
This service provides helper functions like transforming coordinates and calculating bounds.You may use our webservices as a simple WMS (Web-Mapping-Service), as a sophisticated interface providing special GIS functionalities within clients and local software applications or you may combine it with our Maponair 6 Flash-Client, which operates as an add for advanced use of our webservices within Internet applications.
The Novasys Webservices and Maponair 6 Flash-Client is available now as a Beta-Version. In the current version not all above descriped services are available yet. You may request a free trial account here.










