GeoServices REST Specification

The GeoServices REST Specification provides a way for Web clients to communicate with geographic information system (GIS) servers through Representational State Transfer (REST) technology.

The specification is

• A proven and easy to understand method for a broad range of clients and applications to request map, feature, attribute, and image information from a GIS server.
• A JSON-based, REST-ful specification that will make the GIS server instantly usable by thousands of developers working in popular client-side development environments with the ArcGIS Web mapping APIs for JavaScriptT, FlexT, SilverlightŪ, iOSŪ, and AndroidT.

Use of the GeoServices REST Specification is subject to the current Open Web Foundation Agreement. The Open Web Foundation (OWF) is an independent non-profit dedicated to the development and protection of open, non-proprietary specifications for web technologies. Terms and conditions of the OWF Agreement are subject to change without notice.

For questions about the GeoServices REST Specification, contact opengeoservices@esri.com