Integrating the REST API with External Applications

Integrating the REST API with External Applications

The various formatting options of REST API results allows for easy integration of the REST API into external applications such as:

• Content Management Systems and Wikis such as Microsoft SharePoint, Joomla!™ and JSPWiki (via HTML and HTML fragment results)
  
  

  Example of REST API HTML Fragments in JSPWiki

• Mapping applications such as Google Maps, Google Earth, Microsoft Virtual Earth (via KML formatted results)
  
  

  Example of REST API KML in Google Earth

• RSS readers such as Microsoft Outlook 2007, Microsoft Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox (via GeoRSS formatted results)
  
  

  Example of GeoRSS feed in Internet Explorer

• Initial implementation of OpenSearch allowing you to search the Geoportal directly from your browser (see Using the REST API to Expose the Geoportal to OpenSearch)
• Support for JSON allows for integration into custom applications, such as developing widgets for Microsoft Silverlight.

There are limitless possibilities with how your Geoportal catalog can be integrated into other applications, thereby granting your metadata catalog much prominence and exposure.