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OpenGIS Web Feature Service (WFS) Implementation Specification

1) Overview
2) Downloads
3) Official Schemas
4) Related News

1) Overview

The OpenGIS® Web Feature Service (WFS) Implementation Specification allows a client to retrieve and update geospatial data encoded in Geography Markup Language (GML) from multiple Web Feature Services. The specification defines interfaces for data access and manipulation operations on geographic features, using HTTP as the distributed computing platform. Via these interfaces, a Web user or service can combine, use and manage geodata -- the feature information behind a map image -- from different sources.

The following WFS operations are available to manage and query geographic features and elements:

The basic Web Feature Service allows querying and retrieval of features. A transactional Web Feature Service allows creation, deletion, and updating of features. (The transactional Web Feature Service, sometimes referred to as "WFS-T" is described in the WFS standard.)



2) Downloads

Version Document Title (click to download) Document # Type
 1.1 OpenGIS Web Feature Service (WFS) Implementation Specification  04-094  IS
  OpenGIS Web Feature Service (WFS) Implementation Specification (Corrigendum) (1.0.0)  06-027r1  ISC
 1.0 Web Feature Service  02-058  D-IS
  Web Feature Service (Transactional) (1.0)  02-058  D-SAP



3) Official Schemas

http://schemas.opengis.net/wfs/

Note: You may also download All Official OGC Schemas in a single zip file.

4) Related News

OGC Processes Advance GEOSS Interoperability 
2007-12-17 

The OGC Announces New Automated Compliance Tests 
2007-06-26 

Building Information Models (BIM) Demonstrated in OGC Testbed 
2007-06-26 

NGA Standards Document Features OGC Specifications 
2007-02-20 

OGC Members Adopt OWS Common 1.1 Specification 
2006-12-20 

Vendors Bring Expertise to Standards-based Watershed Portal 
2006-08-31 

OGC® Announces RFQ to Extend Reference Implementation in Kentucky 
2006-02-14 

Go To OGC Press Page


Source URL: http://www.opengeospatial.org/standards/wfs



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