Map Server WFS and Feature Service

Question

Hi,

I am confused about the difference between the Map Server WFS and Feature service  !

Does  Map Server WFS allows deletes/ updates, ...  ??

Does it server Json or not ?

Thanks,

JoshHevenor · Answer

See the wfs spec: Web Feature Service | OGC‌

WFS returns XML. WFS can return data in a number of formats using the output_type parameter, at least in geoserver. I see another post on the forum today about json output.

There's a flavour of WFS called WFS-Transational (WFS-T) that allows CrUD operations. Boundless : Developing OGC Compliant Web Applications with GeoExt : 3.3. Committing Feature Modifications Over WFS-T