OGC APIs with pygeoapi

Build Standards-Based Geospatial APIs for the Modern Web

Publish. Interoperate. Integrate.

The way geospatial data is delivered on the web is evolving. Modern OGC APIs provide a standards-based approach for discovering, accessing and processing geospatial information through web-friendly APIs.

pygeoapi is an open-source Python implementation of the OGC API standards that enables organizations to expose geospatial datasets and processes through modern, interoperable web APIs.

This practical training introduces participants to the OGC API ecosystem and pygeoapi, taking them from fundamental concepts to the development and deployment of real-world geospatial services.

From Geospatial Data to Modern APIs

Learn how traditional spatial datasets and services can be exposed through modern, standards-based APIs.

Spatial Data → pygeoapi → OGC APIs → Web / Mobile / GIS Applications

Participants will understand how OGC API standards fit into modern geospatial architectures and how pygeoapi can be used to create interoperable APIs without building every service from scratch.

What Will You Learn?

OGC API Fundamentals

Introduction to OGC API standards
Evolution from traditional OGC web services to OGC APIs
Principles of modern geospatial APIs
RESTful architecture and geospatial services
API-driven geospatial architectures
Understanding API resources, endpoints and responses
JSON and modern web-based data exchange
Geospatial interoperability

OGC API Standards

OGC API – Common
OGC API – Features
OGC API – Tiles
OGC API – Processes
Introduction to other emerging OGC API standards
Understanding collections, resources and metadata
Querying and filtering geospatial data
Pagination and API parameters
Coordinate Reference Systems in APIs

pygeoapi

Introduction to pygeoapi
pygeoapi architecture
Installation and configuration
Configuration files and service metadata
Connecting pygeoapi to geospatial data sources
Publishing vector and raster resources
Configuring collections
Exposing OGC API – Features
Publishing OGC API – Processes
Working with API endpoints
API documentation and OpenAPI
Managing and securing services

Integration & Application Development

Consuming OGC APIs from Web GIS applications
Integration with OpenLayers
Working with REST and OGC APIs
Querying spatial data through APIs
Integrating geospatial APIs with web and mobile applications
API-based geospatial workflows
Designing interoperable geospatial applications

Learn by Building

Build Your Own OGC API Infrastructure

The training is built around a practical implementation using pygeoapi and real-world geospatial datasets.

Participants will progressively create and publish standards-based geospatial APIs.

Hands-on Workflow

Understand the OGC API architecture
Install and configure pygeoapi
Configure a geospatial data source
Create and configure collections
Publish spatial datasets through OGC API – Features
Explore and test API endpoints
Query and filter spatial features
Configure API metadata and documentation
Publish geospatial processing capabilities
Explore OGC API – Processes
Consume the APIs using a Web GIS client
Integrate OGC APIs into a geospatial application

Experience the Power of Interoperability

OGC APIs are designed to make geospatial information easier to discover, access and integrate across different platforms and applications.

With pygeoapi, participants learn how to expose geospatial resources through open, standards-based interfaces.

Geospatial Data

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pygeoapi

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OGC API Standards

Features | Processes | Tiles

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Web | Mobile | GIS | Enterprise Applications

This approach enables organizations to build geospatial systems that are open, interoperable and ready for modern application architectures.

From OGC Services to OGC APIs

The course also introduces the evolution of geospatial web services:

WMS | WFS | WCS

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Modern Web APIs

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OGC API – Features | OGC API – Processes | OGC API – Tiles

Participants will understand when to use traditional OGC services and when modern OGC APIs provide a better approach for application development and data integration.

What Can You Build?

The skills acquired through this training can be applied to a wide range of geospatial solutions:

Spatial Data Portals
Web GIS Applications
Open Data Platforms
Municipal GIS
Environmental Data Portals
Agriculture Applications
Infrastructure Management Systems
Location-Based Applications
Geospatial Data APIs
Spatial Decision Support Systems
Enterprise GIS Integration
Cloud-Native Geospatial Applications

Who Is This Training For?

This course is designed for professionals who want to understand and implement modern, standards-based geospatial APIs.

GIS Developers
Web GIS Developers
Software Engineers
Geospatial Application Developers
GIS Professionals
Backend Developers
Spatial Data Engineers
Solution Architects
Government GIS Teams
Researchers and Academicians
Advanced Engineering & Technology Students

Prerequisites

Participants should have a basic understanding of:

GIS concepts and spatial data
Web GIS concepts
REST APIs and web services

Basic knowledge of Python is recommended for the hands-on exercises.

Prior experience with GeoServer or other OGC services will be an advantage, but is not mandatory.

Duration

2–3 Days

The course can be customized based on the participant's technical background and the depth of implementation required.

Training Modes

Online | Onsite | Corporate | Institutional

Customized programs can be designed around an organization's existing GIS infrastructure, API requirements and interoperability objectives.

What You Will Be Able to Do

By the end of this training, you will be able to:

✓ Understand modern OGC API standards
✓ Understand the architecture of standards-based geospatial APIs
✓ Install and configure pygeoapi
✓ Connect pygeoapi to geospatial data sources
✓ Publish spatial datasets through OGC API – Features
✓ Configure and expose geospatial processing capabilities
✓ Work with OGC API – Processes
✓ Query and filter geospatial resources through APIs
✓ Understand OGC API – Tiles and modern tile-based services
✓ Explore and use OpenAPI documentation
✓ Integrate OGC APIs with Web GIS applications
✓ Build interoperable geospatial API workflows
✓ Apply OGC API standards to real-world geospatial applications

Build the Next Generation of Geospatial Services

Move beyond traditional GIS web services and learn how modern OGC APIs can make geospatial data discoverable, accessible and interoperable across applications and platforms.

Ready to Build Standards-Based Geospatial APIs?

Learn. Integrate. Build with OGC APIs and pygeoapi.

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Duration: 2 days

Mode: Both Online & Offline