WMS data Sources
From Wikiagro.com
WMS stands for Web Map Service - a standard protocol for serving georeferenced map images over the Internet that are generated by a map server using data from a GIS database. Please visit this WMS Article for more information.
Using WMS Data Sources in GeoAgro GIS
To use WMS data sources in GeoAgro GIS, use the Create Layer - WMS tool. In that tool you will be accesing a WMS imagery source, by entering the WMS url, as listed in the following table:
| Source | url | Geographic Scope | Description | Thumbnail |
| GeoPoser | http://geoposer.com:443/server/services/ve.xml | USA | Approximately 1mt resolution color Imagery | N.A. |
| USGS | http://wetlandswms.er.usgs.gov/wmsconnector/com.esri.wms.Esrimap/USFWS_WMS_CONUS_Wetlands | USA | Welands polygons | N.A. |
| NASA | http://wms.jpl.nasa.gov/wms.cgi | World | low-resolution imagery mosaic | N.A. |
| Maine | http://megisims.state.me.us/wmsconnector/com.esri.wms.Esrimap/WMSFramework | Maine | .5 ft, 1 ft, 2ft color imagery depending on Area, and other State wide layers | N.A. |
| USGS | http://terraservice.net/ogccapabilities.ashx | USA | DRG (topo)
B/W imagery - varying resolutions | N.A. |
| USDA National Area Imagery Program |
http://terra.sc.egov.usda.gov/TerraServer/MapServices2/OGCNav.ashx | USA | 1 mt imagery (color or B/W depending on area | N.A. |
Other useful sources
Related Articles
- How to add imagery from WMS data sources
- Create a WMS image layer
- Save a WMS image to use it offline
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