The GeoServices REST Specification provides a way for Web clients to communicate with geographic information system (GIS) servers through Representational State Transfer (REST) technology.

The specification is

• A proven and easy to understand method for a broad range of clients and applications to request map, feature, attribute, and image information from a GIS server.
   
• A JSON-based, REST-ful specification that will make the GIS server instantly usable by thousands of developers working in popular client-side development environments with the ArcGIS Web mapping APIs for JavaScriptT, FlexT, Silverlight®, iOS®, and AndroidT.

Use of the GeoServices REST Specification is subject to the current Open Web Foundation Agreement. The Open Web Foundation (OWF) is an independent non-profit dedicated to the development and protection of open, non-proprietary specifications for web technologies. Terms and conditions of the OWF Agreement are subject to change without notice.

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For questions about the GeoServices REST Specification, contact opengeoservices@esri.com