Request citygml objects from 3dcityDB using WFS BBOX API calls

1 Select server and end-point and database and Bounding Box (BBOX) coordinates:

Note: depending on the wfs-implementation the database is already predefined in wfs-endpoint

Server: 193.196.137.147

DB: stuttgartdb on above server:

Endpoint: http://193.196.137.147:8080/wfs

select BBOX coordinates

Say we have selected these coordinates to retrieve all objects that are within the BBOX from the wfs 3514855.4 , 5397531.76 , 3514877.521 , 5397549.18

2 Send request to get data via API:

we need to construct the following query:

http://193.196.137.147:8080/wfs?
SERVICE=WFS&VERSION=2.0.0&
REQUEST=GetFeature&
TYPENAMES=bldg:Building&
BBOX=3514855.4,5397531.76,3514877.521,5397549.18

3 Response

Response is a xml or a file or an error message if no objects are within the defined BBOX in the database. If more than one element is returned, the response is a <wfs:FeatureCollection> see response.gml file for full response.

response.gml