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OpenGIS Web Map Service (WMS) Implementation Specification

1) Overview
2) Downloads
3) Official Schemas
4) Revision Working Group
5) Related News

1) Overview

The OpenGIS® Web Map Service Interface Standard (WMS) provides a simple HTTP interface for requesting geo-registered map images from one or more distributed geospatial databases. A WMS request defines the geographic layer(s) and area of interest to be processed. The response to the request is one or more geo-registered map images (returned as JPEG, PNG, etc) that can be displayed in a browser application. The interface also supports the ability to specify whether the returned images should be transparent so that layers from multiple servers can be combined or not.

2) Downloads

Version Document Title (click to download) Document # Type
 1.3.0 Web Map Service  03-109r1  D-RP
 1.3.0 OpenGIS Web Map Service (WMS) Implementation Specification  06-042  IS
  Web Map Services - Application Profile for EO Products (0.3.3)  07-063r1  BP
  Web Map Services - Application Profile for EO Products (0.2.0)  07-063  D-BP
  OpenGIS Web Map Services - Application Profile for EO Products (0.1.0)  06-093  D-DP
  DGIWG WMS 1.3 Profile and systems requirements for interoperability for use within a military environment (0.9.0)  09-102  BP
  OpenGIS Tiled WMS Discussion Paper (0.3.0)  07-057r2  DP
 1.1.1 Web Map Service  01-068r3  D-IS
 1.1 Web Map Service  01-047r2  D-IS
 1.0 Web Map Service  00-028  D-IS
 0.9 WMS - Proposed Animation Service Extension  06-045r1  DP
 0.0.3 WMS Part 2: XML for Requests using HTTP Post  02-017r1  DP
 0.1.0 WMS Change Request: Support for WSDL & SOAP  04-050r1  DP

 

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3) Official Schemas

http://schemas.opengis.net/wms/

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

4) Revision Working Groups

This specification is currently stable, however, Working Groups are put in place to actively address future changes.

5) Related News

OGC Seeks Participants for International Hydrology Interoperability Experiment 
2009-11-20 

European Agencies Announce Workshop on Use of OGC Standards in Meteorology  
2009-10-09 

The OGC(R) Announces Learning Resources for Geospatial Standards 
2009-08-26 

OGC Issues RFQ and Call for Participation in NGA “Plug Week” Pilot 
2009-07-13 

OGC Announces June 9 Asia-Pacific Webinar Demo of OWS-6 Interoperability Testbed Results 
2009-05-27 

OGC Announces June 10 Webinar Demo of OWS-6 Interoperability Testbed Results 
2009-05-26 

OGC Calls for Comment on revision to OGC Web Services Common Standard 
2009-04-20 

Go To OGC Press Page


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



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