Install tomcat on ubuntu:

How To Install Apache Tomcat 8 on Ubuntu 16.04

GeoSever installation using WAR file

Download Geoserver from this page: http://geoserver.org/download/

Click on Web archive the Packages section.

Copy the file geoserver.war to the directory that contains your container application’s webapps located in Tomcat folder.

/var/lib/tomcat8

Start Tomcat.

sudo systemctl start tomcat

Your container application should unpack the web archive and automatically set up and run GeoServer.

GeoServer setup for enabling Jsonp

Go to:

cd /opt/tomcat/webapps/geoserver/WEB-INF

Open with VIM the following file:

sudo vim web.xml

Uncomment the following lines:

<context-param>
    <param-name>ENABLE_JSONP</param-name>
    <param-value>true</param-value>
</context-param>

Save by pressing 'ESC' and write:

:wq!

Restart Tomcat.

sudo systemctl restart tomcat

Data

Italian provinces

GHSL

Connect Postgis with GeoServer

Make sure you have a Postgis extension on your DB, if you don't, please run the following commands using pgAdmin:

CREATE EXTENSION postgis;
CREATE EXTENSION postgis_topology;

• Use the workspace called 'yourname'

• Create a new Store (PostGIS Database type) called 'wdpa_db' with the folloing parameters:

dbtype: postgis
host: xxx.xxx.xxx
port: 5432
database: yourname
schema: public
user: yourname
password: yourname

and publish the protected_areas layer.

Create GeoServer styles

Set up two styles:

1. Provinces population 2015 (Gradient based on the population 2015)

2. Provinces population 2015 Selection (Yellow Line)

Pubblish GeoServer layer

• Layer Name: province

• Layer Title: province

• Native SRS: EPSG:32632 UTM zone 32N

• Declared SRS: EPSG:32632 UTM zone 32N

• Apply the style Provinces population 2015 Selection

• Save.