Product editions and modules

Introduction to Product Version

In the face of the GIS market with increasingly detailed application requirements, SuperMap iServer provides a series of products suitable for different application types, which require different running licenses. Different versions have different access and management rights, and users can choose the most suitable one according to specific application requirements. SuperMap iServer products to achieve the optimal combination of platforms and projects.

1. Basic -Simple GIS browsing and editing requirements, the first choice for rapid business visualization

For some simple business visualization requirements, SuperMap iServer provides Basic products for publishing, browsing, and editing file-based data.

The product provides quick and convenient WebGIS capabilities, such as map publishing, browsing, querying and editing, and 3D basic capabilities.

2. Standard -the choice of large and medium-sized portal website builders with large amount of data and high performance requirements

Considering that some application systems involve multi-source data with huge data volume and high performance requirements, SuperMap iServer provides Standard products suitable for this type of unit. On the basis of Basic, this version does not limit data sources and supports service aggregation and edge node management. It also provides data catalog service, addressmatch service, processing automation service, single-machine/multi-machine distributed graph cutting service, and cluster service.

3. Advanced -the choice of large portal website builders with large amount of data, many data sources and high performance requirements

On the basis of Standard, the SuperMap iServer Advanced adds the functions of data flow service, data science service and tripartite service distribution. Built-in knowledge graph service module and video service extension module to meet the diverse needs of users.

4. Ultra -the best choice for large portal website builders with large amount of data and requirements for resource flexibility

SuperMap iServer 11i (2024) began offering Ultra products for cloud-native environments on the basis of Advanced. Ultra has built-in spatialanalyst service module, network analysis service module, and distributed analyst service module; adds AI capability, built-in artificial intelligence agent module (AI Agent), providing natural language calling GIS tool capability; Add Serverless GIS capabilities, i.e., Spatial Analyst Service, Processing Automation Service, Distributed Graph Cutting Service, Web Printing Service, Geometry Service, and Tile Distribution Service run in Serverless mode and are used with Cloud Suite Ultra.

Ultra only provides license by core and does not support cloud licensing.

Function comparison of each version

See the following table for the function division and optional extension modules of iServer versions:

Table 1: Detailed Function Division of Each Version of SuperMap iServer

Licensed module comparison of each version

The licensing modules provided before SuperMap iServer 10i were all unlimited core modules (also known as "license by set", in contrast to another type of "license by core" supported by iServer), which do not limit the number of CPU logical cores on the machine where iServer is located.

SuperMap iServer has added a core based licensing module starting from 10i, which can control the number of CPU logical cores on the machine where the iServer is located. After connecting to the core based licensing module, the iServer can read the current CPU logical core number from the licensing center and perform core verification, requiring that the current machine's CPU logical core number is less than or equal to the number of cores in the license. The number of cores in the restricted core module is 16, 32, and an additional 2. The additional 2 core module is used to expand other restricted core modules and cannot be used alone.

SuperMap iServer 2025 provides the following licensed modules:

Table 2 Composition of Unlimited Core and Limited Core Module

The extension modules supported by each version are shown in the following table:

Table 3: Supported Extension Modules for SuperMap iServer Versions

Extension Module Introduction

3D basic service extension module

Available from 11i (2023), Basic is supported as an option from 11i (2024). It can realize the publishing and browsing of file-type 3D data, and support the service access of each terminal. It is required to use and SuperMap iClient3D for WebGL of the same version as iServer Basic for 3D client development. The capabilities supported by this module are shown in the following table:

Extension for basic spatial analysis service

Available from version 11i(2024), Basic support is optional, and the basic spatial analysis service function is provided. It includes buffer analysis (2D and 3D), overlay analysis, spatial analysis (2D and 3D), proximity analysis, closest distance, 3D spatial query, Boolean operation between 3D set objects, etc. See the following table for specific support.

Database engine extension module

Available from version 11i(2024), Basic support is optional, and Standard, Advanced, and Ultra are built-in. After selecting this extension module for SuperMap iServer Basic, database related capabilities will be added on the basis of existing capabilities, as shown in the following table:

3D service extension module

Standard, Advanced, and Ultra support options. It can realize three-dimensional data publishing and browsing, three-dimensional spatial analysis, and support service access of each terminal.

• Support 3D scene data release function: image data, terrain data, KML data, model data, vector data, 2D map, 3D scene with Symbols, etc.
• Provide 3D security mechanism to control data release and data transmission
• In order to improve the front-end browsing experience, the function of batch downloading data is provided on the client side.
• Support dynamic update, that is, when the workspace is updated, the system automatically updates the 3D scene, style, and layer
• Support data loading and browsing, layer setting, object operation, GPU space query, and GPU space analysis (To output the analysis results of sunlight analysis, visual field analysis, and skyline analysis, the spatial analysis service extension module needs to be used), etc.

For more detailed information, please refer to Using 3D Service .

Distributed analyst service expansion module

Standard and Advanced support options, Ultra built-in. The distributed analyst service uses distributed computing technology to provide distributed spatial analysis and data processing capabilities for very large spatial data sets.

• Support spatial statistical analysis, including aggregation analysis, regional summary analysis, and attribute summary analysis; support general spatial analysis, including overlay analysis, density analysis, buffer analysis, feature connection, topology check, and vector clipping; support data processing, including the creation of grid indexes.
• Built-in Spark runtime, through building SuperMap iServer cluster, you can quickly create distributed analysis environment
• Can quickly integrate the user's existing spark cluster, eliminating the cost of system migration
• Support multiple data sources. Including the relational data and spatio-temporal data in the SuperMap iServer Data Store, the relational data in the big data file share, and the data in the spatial database, distributed analysis can be performed
• The analysis results support multiple outputs. Including output of analysis results to local disk, SuperMap iServer Data Store and spatial database. Users can dynamically adjust the output target of analysis results through API according to business needs.
• Support concurrent processing of multiple analysis jobs, effectively solve the problem that short time-consuming tasks cannot be responded quickly due to submitting and processing long time-consuming tasks first, and greatly improve the throughput of distributed analyst service

For more detailed information, see Using Distributed Analyst Service .

Machine learning service extension module

Standard, Advanced, and Ultra support options. It provides advanced analysis functions based on machine learning and deep learning. Specifically, it includes data analysis functions such as clustering analysis, regression analysis and classification analysis, as well as target detection, ground object classification and object extraction functions based on image data, and scene classification, target detection and target tracking functions based on picture and video data.

Spatial analyst service extension module

Standard and Advanced support options, Ultra built-in. Support buffer analysis, overlay analysis, extraction of isoline and isosurface, Thiessen polygon, interpolation analysis, spatial relationship analysis, linear analysis, etc. Based on data sets and geometric objects. In addition, on the basis of 2D service, some 3D spatialanalyst service are also supported, such as:

• Provide intersection, union, difference and other spatial operations of 3D solid data model
• Provide 3D spatial query capability
• Provides the output of sunlight analysis, viewshed analysis, and skyline analysis results as body objects
• It provides functions such as building shadow volume, building convex hull, plane projection, and obtaining model boundary polygon
• Provides the ability to build 3D buffers for 3D point, 3D line, 3D face, and 3D body objects

For more detailed information, see the Spatial Analyst Service REST API Description .

Streaming service extension module

Advanced and Ultra support options. Spark Streaming technology framework based on Spark ecosystem.

• Support access to Socket, WebSocket, HTTP, JMS, Kafka and other mainstream real-time data transmission protocols, and support receiving CSV, TXT, JSON, GeoJSON and other common data formats
• Provides powerful real-time analytical processing tools, including attribute filters, spatial filters (geofencing), and converters
• Achieve real-time data output through the transmitter, support the output to iServer DataStore for historical data storage, support the output in the form of messages, support the real-time data transmission to the client through data flow service in the form of WebSocket, SuperMap iClient provides the technical basis for real-time data visualization.

For more detailed information, see Using Streaming Service .

Network analysis service extension module

Standard and Advanced support options, Ultra built-in. It mainly provides the following capabilities:

1. Functions related to 2D and 3D network data processing:

• Two-dimensional analysis includes: pipe burst analysis, best path analysis, traveling salesman analysis, nearest facility analysis, service area analysis, connectivity analysis, tracking analysis function, and key facility search
• Three-dimensional analysis includes sink search, source search, upstream and downstream tracing, and upstream critical facility search.

For more detailed information, refer to Network Analysis Service REST API Description .

2. Functions related to traffic transfer:

• Support the setting of priority or avoidance stations and lines
• Support the setting of travel time, and plan a reasonable route according to the travel time
• Support the query of bus stop routes, bus transfer route analysis, and query of station information through keywords.

For more detailed information, refer to Traffic Transfer Analyst Service REST API Description .

Plot service extension module

Standard, Advanced, and Ultra support options. It mainly provides the related functions of 2D and 3D dynamic plotting.

• Support the release, query and browse of label library, label and situation map
• Support the situation plotting on the client, such as the plotting and editing of labels and primitives
• Support uploading the situation map to the server at the client.

For more detailed information, refer to Plot Service REST API Description .

Situation deduction service extension module

Standard, Advanced, and Ultra support options. Provide online situation deduction function.

Service node module extension module

Standard, Advanced, and Ultra support options. The SuperMap iServer configured as a service node will automatically replicate the service capabilities of the primary node.

• Help users scale SuperMap iServer clusters at low cost
• Improve the scalability and reliability of GIS service in the application system. Provide intelligent cluster, distributed graph cutting, processing automation service and other service that can improve server responsiveness and performance.

Chart service extension module

Standard, Advanced, and Ultra support options. Support publishing the chart map made in SuperMap iDesktop as map service.

Image service extension module

Available from 10i(2021), 11i(2024) with Standard, Advanced and Ultra support options. Support to publish large-scale image or raster data as image service. Specifically, it provides the ability to publish, browse and query image or raster data.

3D geographic design service extension module

Available starting with the 11i(2022) release. Standard, Advanced, and Ultra are supported as options starting with the 11i(2024) release. This module integrates some commonly used tools for regular modeling, model, TIN terrain, and oblique photography data optimization processing, such as model editing and processing, geological body construction, TIN terrain generation and processing, oblique photography model operation and processing, etc. These capabilities are primarily embodied in processing automation service. Key features include:

• Rule modeling: relevant operations such as stretching and quick modeling of 2D and 3D objects, including "linear stretching", "rotary stretching", "Stretch closed body", "lofting", "building sloping roof", "building house" and other functions.
• Model editing: The functions in model editing mainly include "Batch Model Conversion", "Triangulation Simplification", "Boundary Extraction", "Model Merging", "Model Hole Digging", "Model Mosaic", "Instantiation Processing", "Model Translation" and "Model Splitting".
• Operation: Functions of operation mainly include "3D buffer", "Boolean operation", "convex hull" and "polygon merging", and "sunlight construct shadow volume", etc.
• TIN terrain operations: TIN terrain operations include "tin terrain clipping", "hole digging", "tessellation", "Boolean operations", "surface operations", and "Tin terrain apend to MongoDB".
• Oblique photography operation: Oblique data operation mainly includes "crop", "dig hole", "mosaic", "extract height value" and "Extract data" and other functions.

Knowledge graph service extension module

Available as of version 11i(2024), Standard support is optional, and Advanced and Ultra are built-in. Support the geographic knowledge graph query based on the graph database and the display of the map document, and provide the shortest path analysis capability of the map.

Video service extension module

Available as of version 11i(2024), Standard support is optional, and Advanced and Ultra are built-in. Support publishing the video file/video stream + workspace after desktop registration as data service, so as to support the playback of video spatial data on the client, and support pushing and publishing the video file in .mp4 format as video stream service

Satellite image processing service extension module

Available starting with the 11i(2024) R2 release, Standard, Advanced, and Ultra are supported as options. Provides the ability to process remote sensing image data, mainly including image enhancement, image classification, uniform color mosaic, quality evaluation, engineering image processing, etc. These capabilities are mainly embodied in processing automation service.

Model extension modules such as land cover pre training large models

Available starting with the 11i(2024) R2 release, Standard, Advanced, and Ultra are supported as options. When binary classification and ground object classification are executed in processing automation service and machine learning service, if you select The pre-trained model provided in SuperMap iServer validates the corresponding license. Details are as follows:

Precautions

1. Some extension service are built in SuperMap iServer Advanced and Ultra. When you purchase Advanced or Ultra, you will obtain the module license for the corresponding extension module. In addition, you can choose other expansion modules according to your needs.

2. Expand development in any version of SuperMap iServer and deploy in SuperMap iServer, you do not need to purchase a separate license for the SuperMap iObjects Java.

4. SuperMap All versions of iServer support readable and editable manipulation of data.

5. In SuperMap WPS service is supported in iServer, and spatialanalyst service or network analysis service extension module shall be purchased.

6. The service node cannot be deployed and used separately. It must be added to the service cluster. After it is added, all the functions of the master node of the cluster will be copied automatically.

7. Three-party service distribution refers to publishing multi-source data as Baidu, Google and ArcGIS. REST service, etc.

9. The satellite image processing service extension module only provides the web license, which is used for the cloud native environment.

8. The land cover pre-training large model extension module, the building extraction pre-training model extension module, the water extraction pre-training model extension module, the cultivated land extraction pre-training model extension module, the greenhouse extraction pre-training model extension module, the woodland extraction pre-training model extension module, and the cloud extraction pre-training model extension module only provide normal license for the time being. The web license is used in conjunction with the machine learning service extension license.