TerraAmazon Installation

Installing TerraAmazon is quite simple however it requires a client-server environment setup with a database management system (DBMS).

Running TerraAmazon Installer

Download the latest version of TerraAmazon installer at:

www.terraamazon.org

Execute the installer and follow the steps.


Agree with terms and conditions and if desired, change the installation folder or the location of the shortcuts.

Also, on the last step, you can choose to install or not the following items:


Administrator privileges on Windows® might be necessary.

Setting up a Client-Server Environment

A client-server environment is composed of computers playing two different parts: client computer(s) accessing the server computer(s).

Although server computer setups can become very complex, the simplest configuration possible is very easy and requires only that a database management system (DBMS) be installed.

This manual presents only the basic set up necessary. For that, please refer to Erro: Origem da referência não encontrada, page Erro: Origem da referência não encontrada.

Note: The client and the server computers are usually different computers that communicate with each other by an intranet. However, alternatively, they can be the same computer playing both parts (refer to Possible Setups, page 2).

Possible Setups

It is possible to setup TerraAmazon environment for different purposes.

For Trying out TerraAmazon or for Learning or Testing Purposes

For these purposes, you may want to have both client and server applications running in the same computer.

This setup is indicated specially if you intend to:

  • try TerraAmazon and find out what you can do with it

  • learn how it works

  • execute a small project

In these cases, you can use a regular desktop or a laptop running Windows® XP or above.

To implement this setup, install TerraAmazon and the DBMS on you computer. Refer to TerraAmazon Installation , page 1, and Erro: Origem da referência não encontrada, page Erro: Origem da referência não encontrada.

TerraAmazon homologation is made with the minimum configuration running Windows® XP and above, at least of a version 4.5. It will run on 32 bit system, generally runs fine on 64-bit Windows.

For Corporate Project Purposes

TerraAmazon was conceived to run projects in corporate environments with large amounts of data being simultaneously edited by a multi-user team.

For this purpose, a server is necessary, along with a client computer for each user.

In this set up, client computers can be either desktops or laptops. Servers should be more powerful computers to provide a good result.

Install TerraAmazon on the client computers (refer to TerraAmazon Installation , page 1) and install the DBMS on the server computer (refer to Erro: Origem da referência não encontrada, page Erro: Origem da referência não encontrada).

TerraAmazon homologation is made with the minimum configuration below:

  1. Client computers: Windows® 7 and above, Linux Ubuntu 14.04, Mac OS X Yosemite and El Capitan, available only for 64 bits version.

  2. Main Server can run Windows® or Linux. DBMS. For homologation was PostgreSQL 9.2, 9.3 and 9.4 and PostGIS 2.0.

  3. Server running Windows®: Windows® Server 2008 R2 Enterprise Intel Xeon 4Gb 64-bits 2.0GHz (8 processors)

  4. Server running Linux: Red Hat, Intel Xeon 16Gb 64-bits 1.6GHz (8 processors)

Creating a New Database

Open pgAdmin application in Windows.

Start → PostgreSQL9.4 → PgAdminIII.


Click with mouse right-button on Databases → New Database and enter the database name.


Click on the OK button.

On pgAdmin click with mouse right-button on the created database and select New Extension.

No Name field choose postgis.


Click on the OK button.

Note: If the extension postgis is not available you must install it before associate to a database.

Checking postgis extension

Open the postgres stack builder in windows.

Start → PostgreSQL9 → Stack Builder 3.1.1


Select the database and click on the Next button.

Check if your Windows is 32 or 64 bit version and select the proper Spatial Operation to be installed.


Click on the Next button.


Click on the Next button and the installation will run.

After installation go back to the pgAdmin and proceed to include posgis extension to the created database.