WMS data Sources

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.
Poland Geoportal		http://geoportal.gov.pl/en/uslugi/usluga-przegladania-wms	Poland	Multiple WMS/WFS sources from Poland	N.A.

Other useful sources

• http://udig.refractions.net/confluence/display/DATA/Home
  

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