Web Processing Service (WPS)

The Web Processing Service (WPS) is one of OGC's most recent interoperability standards. WPS specifies a means for a client to request the execution of a spatial calculation from a service.

Specification

• Latest Specification

Mailing List

• OGC hosts a public discussion list for WPS developers.

Papers

• Overview of WPS 1.0 from GeoConnections
• Evaluation of WPS 0.4.0 from OSGeo
• WPS Application Profiles for Generic and Specialised Processes

Open Source Implementations

• 52 North Java implementation of WPS 1.0.0
• uDig generic client plug-in from 52 North
• deegree framework implementation of version 0.4.0 with example process (simple spatial buffer)
• WPSint Java implementation of WPS 0.4.0 (includes a generic client)
• pyWPS Python implementation of WPS 0.4.0