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OpenGIS Web Map Service (WMS) Implementation Specification
1) Overview2) 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 | 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 | D-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 |
| 1.3.0 | Web Map Service | 03-109r1 | D-RP |
| 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.- The WMS RWG group covering version 1.3.0 has a public page at:
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