Get capabilities XML from a GeoServer

This is a necessary first step before reading Mapbox Vector Tile data from a GeoServer.

Usage

read.XML(site)

Arguments

site

base GeoServer site name, ending with /geoserver

Value

The raw XML capabilities file

Details

Each GeoServer has an XML file that describes all available data in excruciating detail. This function reads the XML from a GeoServer, setting you up to pull the key information about Mapbox Vector tiles using layer.info.

Author

Bradley W. Compton bcompton@umass.edu

Examples

require(readMVT)
xml <- read.XML('https://umassdsl.webgis1.com/geoserver')