Blocks

NoiseModelling provides processing blocks (referred to as Blocks) that encapsulate geospatial computations. These blocks are built on top of the OGC Web Processing Service (WPS) standard.

WPS general presentation

The OGC Web Processing Service (WPS) Interface Standard provides rules for standardizing inputs and outputs (requests and responses) for invoking geospatial processing services, such as polygon overlay, as a web service.

The WPS standard defines how a client can request the execution of a process, and how the output from the process is handled. It defines an interface that facilitates the publishing of geospatial processes and clients’ discovery of and binding to those processes.

NoiseModelling and WPS

Since release v.3.0.0, NoiseModelling comes with various scripts, encapsulated in so-called Blocks. These Blocks (also referred to as groovy scripts or .groovy files (openable in any text editor)) are written in the Groovy script language.

Physically stored in the NoiseModelling/scripts directory.

Tip

To know the functionality of each Block, wait a few moments with your mouse on the Block, a tooltip text will appear.

Note

With each new version, new Blocks are added. Be curious and check out the latest version!

Create your own block

Please see Create your own block, because now you want to be one!