Time for action – creating a custom gridset

In Chapter 5, Adding Your Data, we add the tiger county shapefiles. The CRS for this is EPSG:4269. If we want to create a cache for it without projection, we need to create a specific gridset.

1. In the GeoServer web interface, select the gridset URL on the left panel.

2. GeoServer will show you a list of existing gridsets. Click on the Create a new gridset link:

   

3. In the creation form, you have to insert the values for creating parameters. Choose a name for the new gridset; using the CRS is a good idea so insert EPSG:4269.

4. In the Coordinate Reference System section, enter EPSG:4269. The Units and Meters per unit parameters are updated from GeoServer as it retrieves the projection parameters. Please note that we inserted the same string in the title and CRS textbox but they have completely different meanings; the title is just a label that you can set to a string convenient for you, while the CRS has to be a value recognized from GeoServer projection engine...