diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -64,3 +64,15 @@ utils/fragility_utils/data/
 
 # token
 *incoretoken*
+
+# gis data
+utils/geoserver_utils/data/
+utils/gis_utils/*.dbf
+utils/gis_utils/*.prj
+utils/gis_utils/*.shp
+utils/gis_utils/*.shx
+utils/gis_utils/*.geobuf
+utils/gis_utils/*.geojson
+utils/gis_utils/*.json
+utils/gis_utils/*.csv
+utils/gis_utils/*.geoparquet
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diff --git a/utils/geoserver_utils/change_workspace_in_data_directory.py b/utils/geoserver_utils/change_workspace_in_data_directory.py
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index 0000000..20eaa7b
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+++ b/utils/geoserver_utils/change_workspace_in_data_directory.py
@@ -0,0 +1,169 @@
+import os
+import shutil
+import xml.etree.ElementTree as ET
+
+# Define paths
+data_dir = r"C:/Users/ywkim/Downloads/geoserver-2.22.4-bin/data_dir"
+old_workspace = "incore"  # Existing workspace
+new_workspace = "ywkim"  # New workspace
+# datastore_name = "66ce2d4ccdfc8b4e6928de45"  # The datastore or coverage store name
+datastore_name = "66cf726a81983b19154d60f7"
+
+# Paths for old and new workspace directories
+old_workspace_path = os.path.join(data_dir, "workspaces", old_workspace, datastore_name)
+new_workspace_path = os.path.join(data_dir, "workspaces", new_workspace, datastore_name)
+new_workspace_xml_path = os.path.join(data_dir, "workspaces", new_workspace, "workspace.xml")
+new_namespace_xml_path = os.path.join(data_dir, "workspaces", new_workspace, "namespace.xml")
+
+# Paths for old and new data directories
+old_data_path = os.path.join(data_dir, "data", old_workspace, datastore_name)
+new_data_path = os.path.join(data_dir, "data", new_workspace, datastore_name)
+
+
+# Function to get the workspace ID from the workspace.xml file
+def get_workspace_id(workspace_xml_path):
+    tree = ET.parse(workspace_xml_path)
+    root = tree.getroot()
+    workspace_id = root.find("id").text
+    return workspace_id
+
+
+# Function to get the namespace ID from the namespace.xml file
+def get_namespace_id(namespace_xml_path):
+    tree = ET.parse(namespace_xml_path)
+    root = tree.getroot()
+    namespace_id = root.find("id").text
+    return namespace_id
+
+
+# Step 2: Move the datastore/coveragestore directory from the old workspace to the new workspace
+def move_datastore_or_coveragestore():
+    if not os.path.exists(new_workspace_path):
+        shutil.move(old_workspace_path, new_workspace_path)
+        print(f"Moved store from {old_workspace_path} to {new_workspace_path}.")
+    else:
+        print(f"Store already exists at {new_workspace_path}. No move needed.")
+
+    if not os.path.exists(new_data_path):
+        shutil.move(old_data_path, new_data_path)
+        print(f"Moved data from {old_data_path} to {new_data_path}.")
+    else:
+        print(f"Data already exists at {new_data_path}. No move needed.")
+
+
+# Step 3: Edit the datastore.xml or coveragestore.xml with the new workspace ID and update the path
+def update_store_xml():
+    datastore_xml_path = os.path.join(new_workspace_path, "datastore.xml")
+    coveragestore_xml_path = os.path.join(new_workspace_path, "coveragestore.xml")
+
+    if os.path.exists(datastore_xml_path):
+        update_datastore_xml(datastore_xml_path)
+    elif os.path.exists(coveragestore_xml_path):
+        update_coveragestore_xml(coveragestore_xml_path)
+    else:
+        print(f"Neither datastore.xml nor coveragestore.xml found in {new_workspace_path}.")
+
+
+def update_datastore_xml(datastore_xml_path):
+    # Get the new workspace ID
+    new_workspace_id = get_workspace_id(new_workspace_xml_path)
+
+    tree = ET.parse(datastore_xml_path)
+    root = tree.getroot()
+
+    # Update the workspace ID
+    workspace = root.find(".//workspace/id")
+    if workspace is not None:
+        workspace.text = new_workspace_id
+
+    # Update the namespace URI
+    namespace = root.find(".//entry[@key='namespace']")
+    if namespace is not None:
+        namespace.text = f"http://{new_workspace}"
+
+    # Update the datastore's URL to point to the new path
+    url_entry = root.find(".//entry[@key='url']")
+    if url_entry is not None:
+        corrected_datastore_path = new_data_path.replace("\\", "/")
+        url_entry.text = f"file:/{corrected_datastore_path}/"
+
+    # Save the updated XML
+    tree.write(datastore_xml_path)
+    print(f"Updated {datastore_xml_path} with new workspace ID and namespace.")
+
+
+def update_coveragestore_xml(coveragestore_xml_path):
+    # Get the new workspace ID
+    new_workspace_id = get_workspace_id(new_workspace_xml_path)
+
+    tree = ET.parse(coveragestore_xml_path)
+    root = tree.getroot()
+
+    # Update the workspace ID
+    workspace = root.find(".//workspace/id")
+    if workspace is not None:
+        workspace.text = new_workspace_id
+
+    # Update the coveragestore's URL to point to the new relative path
+    url_entry = root.find(".//url")
+    if url_entry is not None:
+        relative_path = os.path.join("data", new_workspace, datastore_name, os.path.basename(url_entry.text))
+        relative_path = relative_path.replace("\\", "/")
+        url_entry.text = f"file:{relative_path}"
+
+    # Save the updated XML
+    tree.write(coveragestore_xml_path)
+    print(f"Updated {coveragestore_xml_path} with new workspace ID and path.")
+
+
+# Step 4: Edit all layers' featuretype.xml or coverage.xml with the new namespace ID
+def update_layer_xml():
+    # Get the new namespace ID
+    new_namespace_id = get_namespace_id(new_namespace_xml_path)
+
+    for layer_dir in os.listdir(new_workspace_path):
+        featuretype_xml_path = os.path.join(new_workspace_path, layer_dir, "featuretype.xml")
+        coverage_xml_path = os.path.join(new_workspace_path, layer_dir, "coverage.xml")
+
+        if os.path.exists(featuretype_xml_path):
+            update_featuretype_xml(featuretype_xml_path, new_namespace_id)
+        elif os.path.exists(coverage_xml_path):
+            update_coverage_xml(coverage_xml_path, new_namespace_id)
+        else:
+            print(f"Neither featuretype.xml nor coverage.xml found in {layer_dir}.")
+
+
+def update_featuretype_xml(featuretype_xml_path, new_namespace_id):
+    tree = ET.parse(featuretype_xml_path)
+    root = tree.getroot()
+
+    # Update the namespace ID
+    namespace = root.find(".//namespace/id")
+    if namespace is not None:
+        namespace.text = new_namespace_id
+
+    # Save the updated XML
+    tree.write(featuretype_xml_path)
+    print(f"Updated {featuretype_xml_path} with new namespace ID.")
+
+
+def update_coverage_xml(coverage_xml_path, new_namespace_id):
+    tree = ET.parse(coverage_xml_path)
+    root = tree.getroot()
+
+    # Update the namespace ID
+    namespace = root.find(".//namespace/id")
+    if namespace is not None:
+        namespace.text = new_namespace_id
+
+    # Save the updated XML
+    tree.write(coverage_xml_path)
+    print(f"Updated {coverage_xml_path} with new namespace ID.")
+
+
+# Run the steps
+move_datastore_or_coveragestore()
+update_store_xml()
+update_layer_xml()
+
+print("Store and layers updated successfully.")
diff --git a/utils/geoserver_utils/migrate_workspace.py b/utils/geoserver_utils/migrate_workspace.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9a3ef9a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/geoserver_utils/migrate_workspace.py
@@ -0,0 +1,143 @@
+import requests
+from pymongo import MongoClient
+from requests.auth import HTTPBasicAuth
+
+# Configuration for GeoServer and MongoDB
+GEOSERVER_URL = "http://localhost:8081/geoserver/rest"
+GEOSERVER_USER = "admin"
+GEOSERVER_PASSWORD = "geoserver"
+MONGODB_URI = "mongodb://localhost:27017"
+DATABASE_NAME = "datadb"
+COLLECTION_NAME = "Dataset"
+
+
+# Function to create a new workspace in GeoServer
+def create_workspace(workspace_name):
+    headers = {'Content-type': 'text/xml'}
+    data = f"<workspace><name>{workspace_name}</name></workspace>"
+    url = f"{GEOSERVER_URL}/workspaces"
+
+    response = requests.post(url, auth=(GEOSERVER_USER, GEOSERVER_PASSWORD), headers=headers, data=data)
+    if response.status_code == 201:
+        print(f"Workspace '{workspace_name}' created successfully.")
+    elif response.status_code == 409:
+        print(f"Workspace '{workspace_name}' already exists.")
+    else:
+        print(f"Failed to create workspace '{workspace_name}': {response.content}")
+
+
+# Function to move a layer to a new workspace
+def move_layer_to_workspace(layer_name, source_workspace, target_workspace):
+    headers = {'Content-type': 'text/xml'}
+    url = f"{GEOSERVER_URL}/layers/{source_workspace}:{layer_name}"
+
+    # Update the target workspace for the layer
+    data = f"<layer><defaultStyle><name>{target_workspace}:{layer_name}</name></defaultStyle></layer>"
+    response = requests.put(url, auth=(GEOSERVER_USER, GEOSERVER_PASSWORD), headers=headers, data=data)
+
+    if response.status_code == 200:
+        print(f"Layer '{layer_name}' moved to workspace '{target_workspace}'.")
+    else:
+        print(f"Failed to move layer '{layer_name}': {response.content}")
+
+
+# def change_workspace(source_workspace, target_workspace, dataset_id):
+#     # Get datastore information
+#     datastore_info = get_datastore(source_workspace, dataset_id)
+#
+#     if datastore_info:
+#         # Move the datastore to the new workspace
+#         datastore_info['dataStore']['workspace'] = {'name': target_workspace}
+#         update_datastore(target_workspace, dataset_id, datastore_info)
+#
+#         # Move the layer to the new workspace
+#         update_layer(target_workspace, dataset_id)
+#
+#     else:
+#         print("Datastore not found or error occurred.")
+
+
+def get_datastore(workspace, datastore):
+    url = f'{GEOSERVER_URL}/workspaces/{workspace}/datastores/{datastore}.json'
+    response = requests.get(url, auth=HTTPBasicAuth(GEOSERVER_USER, GEOSERVER_PASSWORD))
+    if response.status_code == 200:
+        return response.json()
+    else:
+        print(f"Failed to get datastore. Status code: {response.status_code}")
+        return None
+
+
+# Function to update the datastore to a new workspace
+def update_datastore(workspace, datastore, datastore_info):
+    # remove workspace field from the datastore_info
+    if 'workspace' in datastore_info['dataStore']:
+        del datastore_info['dataStore']['workspace']
+
+    url = f'{GEOSERVER_URL}/workspaces/{workspace}/datastores/{datastore}.json'
+    headers = {'Content-Type': 'application/json'}
+    response = requests.put(url, auth=HTTPBasicAuth(GEOSERVER_USER, GEOSERVER_PASSWORD), headers=headers, json=datastore_info)
+    if response.status_code in [200, 201]:
+        print(f"Successfully moved datastore '{datastore}' to workspace '{workspace}'.")
+    else:
+        print(f"Failed to move datastore. Status code: {response.status_code} Response: {response.text}")
+
+
+def update_layer(workspace, layer):
+    url = f'{GEOSERVER_URL}/layers/{layer}.json'
+    layer_info = {
+        "layer": {
+            "workspace": {
+                "name": workspace
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    headers = {'Content-Type': 'application/json'}
+    response = requests.put(url, auth=HTTPBasicAuth(GEOSERVER_USER, GEOSERVER_PASSWORD),
+                            headers=headers, json=layer_info)
+    if response.status_code in [200, 201]:
+        print(f"Successfully moved layer '{layer}' to workspace '{workspace}'.")
+    else:
+        print(f"Failed to move layer. Status code: {response.status_code}")
+
+
+def main():
+    # Connect to MongoDB
+    client = MongoClient(MONGODB_URI)
+    db = client[DATABASE_NAME]
+    collection = db[COLLECTION_NAME]
+
+    source_workspace = 'incore'
+
+    for dataset in collection.find():
+        owner = dataset['owner']
+        dataset_id = str(dataset['_id'])
+
+        # Create a new workspace for the user
+        create_workspace(owner)
+
+        # there might be two different way.
+        # the first one is to use the space db and using the dataset id belongs to each user's space
+        # the second one is to iterate the dataset and check the owner field then move
+        # the layer to the user's workspace
+
+        # use the second method
+        the_method = 2
+
+        # this is test for the first way, and it needs to be changed
+        # Iterate over each user in the MongoDB collection
+        # Move each layer to the user's workspace
+        if the_method == 1:
+            for layer_name in dataset_id:
+                move_layer_to_workspace(layer_name, 'INCORE', owner)
+
+        # in here, testing the second way now.
+        # if the_method == 2:
+        #     change_workspace(source_workspace, owner, dataset_id)
+
+    # close the MongoDB connection
+    client.close()
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
+    
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