WMS data Sources
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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
Related Articles
- How to add imagery from WMS data sources
- Create a WMS image layer
- Save a WMS image to use it offline