Assignment WS2
During the development phase of the interface we used a dataset containing only data about The Netherlands, but we certainly need to make it possible for the interface to work with other countries. Our database server contains the data that we need, which we can use to display data about an arbitrary country. You can use as a data source the table prov_pop, which is located in the schema world of the exercises database. In addition, we should also add some other specific information about the target country, beyond province boundaries, e.g. airports, railroads, roads. These data is also available in the database in the world schema.
You are now responsible for implementing the desired modification to the site. Before working on this assignment, make a backup of your files so that you can return to a working state, should that be necessary!!
Tasks
Your specific assignment includes the following tasks.
- Make the necessary changes to your scripts so that the back-end REST services can be used to retrieve population data and province boundaries as JSON from any country.
- Use the new services and update the data-viewer page to show one arbitrary country other than The Netherlands.
- Include a WMS layer with topographic content (airports, roads, etc.) only for the country which you have chosen in bullet 2 (above).
