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Web Map Service

Overview:

A Web Map Service (WMS) produces maps of spatially referenced data dynamically from geographic information. ISO 19128: 2005 defines a “map” to be a portrayal of geographic information as a digital image file suitable for display on a computer screen. The digital image is a visual representation of the data and is not the data itself. WMS-produced maps are generally rendered in a pictorial format such as PNG, GIF or JPEG.

Technical specifications sometimes have optional features, such that two conforming implementations may not inter-operate completely due to choosing different sets of optional features to support. Even when no formal optional features exist within a standard, there is still a risk that vendors will not implement functionality that is most important to the military community.

This profile:

Downloads:

DGIWG #Document Title (Click to Download)EditionEdition Date
112Defence Profile of OGC Web Map Service 1.3 Revision3.02017-11-28

Depricated:

DGIWG #Document Title (Click to Download)EditionEdition Date
112DGIWG Web Map Service (WMS) 1.3 Profile - Revision2.1.02015-11-16
112DGIWG Web Map Service (WMS) 1.3 Profile2.0.02015-02-04
112DGIWG Web Map Service (WMS) 1.3 Profile and Systems Requirements for Interoperability for Use within a Military Environment (s)1.3.12008-11-06