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OGC:WMS
Pitney Bowes Software Inc. Web Map Server
Capabilities
This section names the actual operations that are supported by the service, the output formats offered
by these operations, and the URL prefix for each operation. For most WMS services this section has
three parts, one for GetCapabilities, one for GetMap, and one for GetFeatureInfo. The following example
illustrates the GetMap section:
image/gif
image/jpeg
image/jpg
image/png
Layers
Within the Capabilities is a Layer element for each map that can be provided by the service. WMS also
allows layers to be made up of layers so some nesting of layers can also be seen in these elements.
Each Layer element includes the following:
• Title – a name of the layer that is readable by the user.
• Name – a name of the layer that is used to reference the layer in requests.
• Style – a predefined style that can be used with this particular layer.
• SRS – the spatial reference system(s) that applies to this layer. If more than one SRS can be used
on the layer, each one can be listed.
• LatLonBoundingBox – a set of attributes that state the minimum bounding rectangle of the map data
in the default coordinate system (EPSG:4326). These numbers are expressed in decimal degrees
These values are important when making a GetMap request, as that request requires the correct values
that are specific to each individual Web Map service.
MapInfo Spatial Server Web Map Service
Chapter 3: Web Map Service Capabilities
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