GeoHelm/docs/qgis/style-only.rst

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Publish Styles Only
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Add Layers to QGIS
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Previously, we used osm2pgsql to import a PBF file to our PostGIS database.

However, we never published the layers created to GeoServer.

**1. Create a new qgis project, andorra.qgs**

**2. Expand the geosuite PostGIS connection**

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**3. Add the planet_osm_polygon layer to the project**

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**4. Add the planet_osm_points layer to the project**

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Create Styles
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**1. In the top menu, go to Web > GeoCat > StyleViewer**

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**2. As shown below, the SLD style for our layer is displayed**

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**3. Double click the planet_osm_polygon layer to open the Properties box**

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**4. On the Symbology section, select a new fill color and click Save**

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**5. Our new polygon style is updated as below**

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**6. Repeat for the planet_osm_points layer, selecting 'Blue Diamond'**

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**7. Again, we see the SLD style for the layer is displayed on save**

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Publish Styles
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**1. As before, go to Web > GeoCat > Publish**

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**2. In order to publish only our styles to GeoServer, tick the "Symbology only" checkbox and then click Publish**

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**3. We should see a success message like below**

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Set Styles in GeoServer
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**1. Log in to GeoServer and click Add New Layer**

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**2. Click the publish links for planet_osm_polygon and planet_osm_points layers from our PostGIS store**

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**3. Go to Layers and select the planet_osm_polygon layer**

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**4. On the Publish tab, select the green polygon style we uploaded above**

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**5. Repeat for the planet_osm_points layer**

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**6. The styles we created in QGIS and uploaded using GeoCat Bridge are now applied**

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Summary
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We used GeoCat bridge to upload styles we created in QGIS and applied the styles in GeoServer