Using the WPS process builder

In the previous recipe, you installed the WPS module. It's now time to have a look at what it offers you and what can be done with its operations. As it is the easiest way, we will use the WPS request builder to explore geoprocessing operations.

How to do it…

  1. Open the GeoServer administrative interface and open the WPS process builder page.
  2. The first control in the page is a list containing all processes published by the WPS to you. If you open it and scroll down, you will see that it is a very long list and there are several different process grouped in categories.
    How to do it…
  3. Select the JTS:buffer item. The page loads some controls ...

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