Product editions and modules

Facing the finer application requirements of the GIS market, SuperMap iServer provides different editions to fit for different application needs, and each of which needs a different license. Different editions have different access and management permissions, and users can choose the most proper edition according to the specified application requirements to achieve the optimal combination of the platform and the project.

1.The standard edition: Provides general GIS capabilities, applicable to small application systems.

Considering some application systems only need some basic GIS functions, SuperMap iServer provides the standard edition to fit for the requirements of small websites.

This product provides fundamental WebGIS functions such as publishing data and maps, browsing, query, etc. Meanwhile, the function of aggregating services on the client side is supported. This edition also supports extending 3D services.

2. The professional edition: The choice of the large and medium-sized portal builders.

Support high concurrency. Except for all functions provided by the standard edition, clustering is supported. The professional edition can satisfy the needs for high scalability and high reliability of the GIS services in application systems. This edition can meet the needs of the construction and publishing of the large and medium-sized electronic map portals.

Except for Realspace service extension, the edition supports the extension of certain advanced analysis functions, such as the distributed analysis service, spatial analysis service, network analysis service, etc.

3. The advanced edition: The choice of the large web portal builders.

The advanced edition of SuperMap iServer adds the functions of online data editing, statistical analysis and third-party service distribution on the basis of the professional edition to meet the diversified needs of users.

At the same time, this edition supports the extension of 3D service module, spatial analysis module, network analysis module, nautical chart module, dynamic plotting module and service node addition module. You can choose the module to extend according to your specific requirements.  

Note 1: All the three editions of SuperMap iServer do not include extended services, you can purchase according to your needs.

Note 2: While extending with each of the three editions of SuperMap iServer and deploying it in SuperMap iServer, you don't need to purchase license for SuperMap iObjects Java additionally.

Functionality Matrix Overview:

Table 1. Functionality matrix overview of each edition of SuperMap iServer

Functionality Matrix Details

Table 2. Detailed functionality matrix of each edition of SuperMap iServer

Note 1: All the three editions of SuperMap iServer do not include extension services, you can purchase according to your needs.

Note 2: All the editions of the iServer license (including standard, professional and advanced) has a 5-user iPortal license.

Note 3: While extending with each of the three editions of SuperMap iServer and deploying it in SuperMap iServer, you don't need to purchase license for SuperMap iObjects Java additionally.

Note 4: SuperMap iServer Advanced supports readable and editable operation of WFS and WCS. SuperMap iServer Standard and Professional only provide readable operation.

Note 5: WPS service is offered in SuperMap iServer Professional Edition and SuperMap iServer Advanced Edition, and you need to purchase Spatial Analysis Service Extension Module, or Network Analysis Extension Module, or Traffic Transfer Analysis Extension Module for normal use.

Note 6: To learn more about SuperMap iServer functionalities, refer to SuperMap iServer Functions

Note 7: The service nodes can't be deployed separately. They must be added to the service cluster. After joining, they will automatically replicate all the functions of the cluster master node.

Extension module introduction

3D Service Extension Module

Implements 3D data publishing, browsing, 3D spatial analysis, and supports accessing services from each terminal.

• Supports publishing these 3D scene data: image data, terrain data, KML data, model data, vector data, 2D maps, 3D scenes with Symbols, etc.
• Provides a 3D-data security mechanism to control the data transmission. Only the iClient can download data in bulk, which offers encryption mechanism for downloading data.
• Supports dynamically update, ie., when the workspace is updated, the system will automatically update the 3D scenes, styles, layers.
• Supports 3D GPU spatial analysis. In a 3D scene, you can perform spatial analysis on the position and shape of the data, which can be terrain, model, images, etc.

For more details, see: Using 3D services.

Distributed Analysis Service Extension Module

Available for 64-bit product packages and needs additional purchase. Distributed analysis service uses distributed computing technology to provide distributed spatial analysis and data processing capabilities for large volume spatial datasets.

• Supports spatial statistical analysis, including: aggregate analysis, summary region analysis, summarize attributes; Supports common spatial analysis, including: overlay analysis, calculate density, create buffers, join features, validate topology, clip vector datasets; Supports processing data, including: create grid index.
• Has a built-in Spark runtime library. You can quickly create a distributed analysis environment by building SuperMap iServer cluster.
• Supports integrating users' existing Spark clusters, eliminating the cost of system migration.
• Supports multiple data sources, including: the relational data in SuperMap iServer DataStore, spatio-temporal data , the relational data in big data file share, and data in spatial database.
• Analysis result supports multiple outputs, which can be outputted to local disk, SuperMap iServer DataStore and spatial database. You can dynamically adjust the output of the analysis result through API according to your business needs.
• Supports processing multiple analysis jobs concurrently to solve the problem that short-time tasks can't be responded quickly because the long-time tasks are submitted earlier, greatly improving the throughput of the distributed analysis service.

For more details, see: Using distributed analysis servcie.

Spatial Analysis Service Extension Module

Available for professinal edition and advanced edition packages and needs additional purchase. Supports buffer analysis, overlay analysis, isoline extracting, isoregion extracting, create Thiessen polygons, interpolation analysis, spatial relationship analysis, linear analysis, etc. In addition, supports partial three-dimensional spatial analysis services, such as sunlight analysis, viewshed analysis, skyline analysis, constructing shadow volume, constructing convex hulls, plane projection, and acquiring model boundary polygons:

• Provide spatial operations such as intersection, union, and difference of 3D solid data models
• Provide 3D spatial query capabilities
• Added 3D spatial analysis such as sunlight analysis, viewshed analysis, and skyline analysis
• Added the ability of constructing shadow volume, constructing convex hulls, plane projections, get model boundary polygons, etc.
• Added the ability to build 3D buffers for 3D points, 3D lines, 3D polygons, 3D solid objects

For more details, see: Spatial analysis service REST API description.

Streaming Service Extension Module

Available for 64-bit professinal edition and advanced edition packages and needs additional purchase. And is based on Spark Streaming processing technology framework of Spark.

• Supports access to mainstream real-time data transmission protocols such as Socket, WebSocket, HTTP, JMS, Kafka, and supports receiving common data formats such as CSV, TXT, JSON, and GeoJSON.
  
• Provides powerful real-time analytics processing tools including attribute filters, spatial filters (geofence) and converters.
  
• Outputs real-time data via Sender; Supports outputting data to iServer DataStore to realize storing history data; Supports outputting data via message; Supports outputting real-time data as the data source of Data Flow service to transmit data via WebSocket to visulize on the SuperMap iClient side.

For more details, see: Using Streaming service.

Network Analysis Service Extension Module

Available for professinal edition and advanced edition packages and needs additional purchase. Mainly provides services related to 2D and 3D network data processing.

• 2D analysis includes: burst analysis, optimal path analysis, traveling salesman analysis, nearest facility analysis, service area analysis, connectivity analysis, tracking analysis, and critical facility lookup.
• 3D analysis includes: sink lookup, source lookup, upstream and downstream tracking, and upstream critical facility lookups.

For more details, see: Network analysis service REST API description.

Traffic Transfer Analysis Service Extension Module

Provides functions related to traffic transfer.

• Supports setting prior stops and lines or the stops and lines to evade
  
• Supports setting travel time, planning reasonable route according to travel time
  
• Supports bus line query, transfer path analysis, and querying stop information by keyword.

For more details, see: Traffic transfer analysis service REST API description.

Plotting Service Extension Module

Available for professinal edition and advanced edition packages and needs additional purchase. Mainly provides functions related to 2D and 3D plotting.

• Supports publishing, querying, browsing symbol libraries, symbols and situation maps
• Supports situation plotting on the client side, such as plotting and editing the symbols and basic graphics
• Supports to upload the situation maps to the server on the client side.

For more details, see: Plotting service REST API description.

Service Node Addition Extension Module

The SuperMap iServer configured as a service node will automatically replicate the service capabilities of the master node.

• Help users to expand SuperMap iServer clusters at low cost
• Improves the scalability and reliability of GIS services in applications. Provides intelligent clustering, distributed tiling, geoprocessing services and other services that can improve server responsiveness and performance.

Nautical Chart Service Extension Module

Supports publishing chart maps made in SuperMap iDesktop as natical chart services.