Getting Started with WMS Image and Map Sources

OpenGIS WMS - Read WMS server images into AutoCAD

The WMS server reader is an AutoCAD extension to better manage raster information in a CAD
environment.

The MWS extensions have been created to query, deliver and display optimised raster entities from a
WMS server such as MapGuide or MapInfo with appropriate resolution and georeferencing.

The reader uses the power and Open Standards of WMS servers to manage requests for data and
receive appropriately scaled, positioned and optimised images.

This saves time (average 9 seconds per raster request) and network resources (100KB image returned
instead of 2MB).

Why?
Default AutoCAD raster handling is inefficient, especially for large tiled coverages.

Benefits
The large data processing overheads are managed by the server and not by CAD.

1. Files transferred are smaller

2. Much faster displaying of images
3. Better use of resources
4. Network optimisation
5. Correct georeferencing

http://www.autodeskisddata.com/wms_viewer/IME_WMS_Viewer_on_Autodesk_Map_3D.html

http://www.ime.co.uk/WMS/
See also: Autodesk MapGuide WMS Extension
http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/index?siteID=123112&id=3377819&linkID=2733708
WMS - Web Mapping Service Client Support
MapInfo Professional v7.5 adds supports for Open GIS
WMS Service. Customers can now access any Open GIS
WMS Server (from any vendor) and add the data as a
layer in MapInfo Professional. The Open GIS servers are
often using different technologies in different locations over
the intranet or internet. MapInfo Professional comes with
many of them pre-loaded as examples with a simple user
interface to add additional server locations as needed. The
data that is accessed through WMS can be overlaid on top
of data sets from local or remote sources. By supporting
this Open GIS Consortium (OGC) service, MapInfo
Professional provides a new level of integration and
interoperability.

Example: MapInfo Professional v7.5 user can access company customer data from the company
database, add street layers from MapInfo Data and access GlobeXplorer for the latest aerial imagery of
that location through the WMS interface. The final image will give a complete view of the required
information with each of the layers coming from a different source.

MapInfo Product OGC Support Type

WMS: 1.0.0, 1.1.0, 1.1.1, 1.3

WFS: 1.0
MapInfo Professional 7.8 Client
SFS TF: 1.1
GML: 2.1

WMS: 1.0.0, 1.1.0, 1.1.1

MapInfo Professional 7.5 SFS TF: 1.1 Client
GML: 2.1

WMS: 1.0.0, 1.1.0, 1.1.1

MapXtreme 2004 WFS: 1.0 Client and Server
GML: 2.1, 3.0

WMS: 1.1.1
MapXtreme Java 4.7 Client and Server
GML: 2.1
In ArcGIS Desktop 8.3, OGC WMS client support was provided by the OGC Interoperability Add-On for
ArcGIS, a free download. This add-on does not work with ArcGIS Desktop 9.0. Instead, Service Pack 2
for ArcGIS Desktop 9.0 adds OGC WMS client support into the core product. If you install Service Pack 2,
you can access OGC WMS services with ArcView®, ArcEditor TM and ArcInfo®. No other software is
required. Services complying with versions 1.0.0, 1.1.0. and 1.1.1 of the OGC WMS specification are
supported.

ArcGIS9 Service Pack 2:

http://support.esri.com/index.cfm?fa=downloads.patchesServicePacks.viewPatch&PID=43&MetaID=910

See also: ArcIMS WMS/WFS Extension

ArcIMS 9.0.1 includes an updated WMS Connector. The WMS Connector is a Java Web Application that
provides an Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC)-standard WMS interface to data served by image and
ArcMap image services. The WMS Connector has passed all OGC compliancy tests for WMS services,
and the expanded ArcIMS documentation provides comprehensive instructions for administering a WMS.
Intergraph Corp.'s Mapping and GIS Solutions division
added to its GeoMedia product package support for
several new Open GIS Consortium Inc. (OGC) interface
specifications as well as the OGC Interoperability
Program. Specifically, Intergraph supports three OGC
interface specifications: Web Map Server (WMS) 1.0, Web
Feature Server and Filter (WFS) 0.0.11, and Geography
Markup Language (GML) 2.0.

Implementing the specifications allows Intergraph's

GeoMedia and GeoMedia Professional products to access
multiple WFS- and WMS-enabled spatial data warehouses
distributed across the World Wide Web. This is accomplished by enabling GeoMedia and GeoMedia
Professional to read data encoded according to the GML 2.0 specification. GML provides a simple
structure for communicating geospatial features via the Web.

WMS Adapter Kit (OGC Compliant)

The Open Geospatial Consortium Inc. (OGC) Web Map Service (WMS) 1.1.1 specification has been
implemented in the form of an adapter kit for GeoMedia WebMap Professional v 5.1b. A WMS produces
maps of georeferenced data. The WMS specification defines three operations: GetCapabilities which
defines the metadata of a WMS service, GetMap returns a map image, and an optional request,
GetFeatureInfo returns information about particular features. The GeoMedia WebMap/GeoMedia
WebMap Professional WMS Adapter Kit enables the user to quickly setup an OGC compliant WMS site.

Download the WMS Adapter kit

http://imgs.intergraph.com/interop/wmsviewer.asp
The mission of CarbonTools™ is to make open geospatial services accessible to Windows developers.
The CarbonTools SDK provides an open and extendable framework on which Windows and .NET
developers can build software solutions.

The CarbonTools toolkit provides an extensive API that supports the Open Geospatial Consortium
(OGC) specifications including Web Map Services (WMS), Web Feature Services (WFS) and Geography
Markup Language (GML). These extensive and robust specifications are a major challenge for
developers. The CarbonTools API makes these specifications accessible to developers. Beginners as
well as the most advanced developers should find that supporting geospatial solutions is a
manageable task with CarbonTools.

Full SDK, docs, tools and samples

**Requires a .NET development environement such as Microsoft Visual Studio .NET
http://www.thecarbonproject.com/products/CarbonTools/CarbonTools2SDK.msi

WMS/WFS Viewer, GML tool and more

http://www.thecarbonproject.com/products/CarbonTools/CarbonTools2Tools.msi

GaiaWMS/WFS/GML viewer for Windows

http://www.thecarbonproject.com/products/gaia/Gaia.msi

Gaia is an Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) compliant viewer developed using CarbonTools. Gaia is
capable of handling raster maps and GML features from any Web Map Server (WMS) or Web Feature
Server (WFS). In addition it can save and load individual raster and GML layers as well as complete
sessions as local files.

• Supports WMS
1.0.0, 1.1.0, 1.1.1
• Supports WFS
1.0.0
• Supports GML 2,
GML 3
• Display nested
capabilities in a
tree-view
• Add layers from
multiple sources
to a stacked list
• Control over
layers visibility
and order
• Map tools include: zoom ,pan, center, zoom to world, zoom to layer, info tool and more
• Export GML and maps to file
• Export and import Gaia session files
• Control GML and map styling
• Show GML feature information
• Allows schema validated GML settings
• Show WMS feature description
• Multi threaded - Gaia will not pause while waiting for web services
• Supports Proxy configuration
http://www.inovagis.org/quickwms/

JavaScript classes for creating Web Map clients and interfacing WMS servers according to OpenGIS
Web Mapping Specification (versions 0.7 to 1.1).
The goal of this project is to enable the fast creation of web mapping clients using javascript. The target
browsers are Internet Explorer (version 5.5 and up) and Netscape (7.00 and up) both for Windows, Mac
and Linux.

Examples:

• single layer request example [view]

• multiple layer request example [view]
• multiple layer request with mouse events and toolbar example [view]
• multiple layer request with mouse events, toolbar and dynamic location map example [view]

Documentation:

• layerWMS : Image-type class that makes a single request and OGC WMS server with one or
more layers.

• mapWMS : Class containing an array of layerWMS and includes request information status,
generic control functions and extented events.

• quickWMS : Quick and full Web Map client (descendent of mapWMS) that accepts mouse events
to zoom, selection and query.

Download:

• Entire packcage (with the javascript include files, documentation and examples) [59 kb]
• Just the Javascript include files [ 21 kb]