GIS REST Tool: A Simple Step-by-Step Guide

  • Adam Eagle
  • GIS

Using 12d Model’s REST Tool: A Simple Step-by-Step Guide

📂 Download the File’s

Click here to download the GIS Boundary and label map file

Extract all the files into a new 12d model project and then Drag and drop the 12da file of the GIS boundary to load the polygon required for this exercise.

📑 Open the Read REST Features Panel

  • Navigate to File → GIS → REST features service in 12d Model.
  • In the Read REST Features Data panel, follow these steps:

🌐 Copy the REST Service URL

This URL is provided by NSW Spatial Services and is in the REST format. After copying the URL, paste it into the REST URL area within the panel and press the ENTER key to load the service information into the panel.

📥 After pasting the URL, press the Enter key to load the REST data.

Next, follow these steps in the Read REST Features Data panel:

  1. 🔽 Select the Map Server: Use the dropdown arrow to the right of Map Servers and choose: NSW_Land_Parcel_Property_Theme_multiCRS.
  2. 🔽 Select the Layer: Use the dropdown box next to Layer and select: Lot.
  3. 🖊️ Set the Model Name: Use the following format:
  4. 🌐 Select the Projection: From the dropdown, choose: MGA94 Zone 55.

📥 There are many options available to help you select specific data. For this exercise/example, we will use a polygon boundary to define our area of interest. Follow these steps:

  • 🗂️ Choose the Spatial Filter tab to access spatial filtering options.
  • ✅ Tick the Query using spatial data option to enable spatial filtering.
  • 📐 Set the Geometry Type to: Polygon to accurately define your boundary.
  • 🔗 Set the Geometry Relationship to: Contains to ensure only data within the selected boundary is retrieved.
  • 📌 Select the arrow to the right of Polygon and choose the GIS Boundary from the screen or view that was read into your project.

📥 Read the Data into 12d Model

  • Click READ to read the data from the REST service.
  • The Lot Model will now be imported into your project.

🔍 Review Metadata as Attributes

  • In 12d Model, the metadata is displayed as attributes.
  • These attributes contain detailed information that can be used for labelling.
  • Press F8  on the keyboard and select one of the lots to review the attributes.

🏷️ Label Attribute Map File Instructions

📝 Using a Label Attribute Map file allows you to label various types of data in multiple formats. This feature can label properties or attributes. In this example, we will label the Area property, the Lot number, and the DP number.

Note: If the text appears too large, it is likely due to your plot scale, which can be adjusted easily in the view settings. For this exercise, the recommended plot size is 500.

Follow these steps to apply the Label Attribute Map file:

  1. 📂 Open:
    File → Label Map Files → Apply String Attribute/Property Label File
  2. 📊 For Data to Use:
    Select the Lots model.
  3. 📁 Under Label Attribute File:
    Click the yellow folder icon.
    Select the file you downloaded at the start of this exercise.
  4. 🔍 View for Display:
    Choose the view where the Lots model is currently displayed.
  5. ✔️ Create/Update:
    Click Create/Update.

The Lots will be labeled, and the text will appear on the view.

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