Web Map Services (WMS) and REST Services
Geospatial Wetlands Data is also available through an Open GIS Consortium (OGC) Web Map Service (WMS).
- Please find information on connecting
to the Wetlands WMS in ESRI's ArcGIS at the bottom
of this page. - As an alternative, a Keyhole Markup Language (KML)
file has been created to view
Wetlands Data with
Google Earth.
| WMS service name: Wetlands | Projection: GCS, NAD83 | OGC Version: 1.3 |
Wetlands Data WMS address:
https://www.fws.gov/wetlands/arcgis/services/Wetlands/MapServer/WMSServer?request=GetCapabilities&service=WMS
Wetlands Raster WMS address:
https://www.fws.gov/wetlands/arcgis/services/Wetlands_Raster/ImageServer/WMSServer?request=GetCapabilities&service=WMS
Wetlands Status WMS address:
https://www.fws.gov/wetlands/arcgis/services/Wetlands_Status/MapServer/WMSServer?request=GetCapabilities&service=WMS
Riparian Data WMS address:
https://www.fws.gov/wetlands/arcgis/services/Riparian/MapServer/WMSServer?request=GetCapabilities&service=WMS
REST Services
https://www.fws.gov/wetlands/arcgis/rest/services
Connecting to the Wetlands WMS in ESRI' ArcGIS
- Launch ArcCatalog.
- Under the “GIS Servers” directory in the explorer window on the left, double click on “Add WMS Server” to open the Add WMS Server dialog box.
- Enter the following WMS address in the URL text
box:
Wetlands Data WMS address: https://www.fws.gov/wetlands/arcgis/services/Wetlands/MapServer/WMSServer?
Wetlands Raster WMS address: https://www.fws.gov/wetlands/arcgis/services/Wetlands_Raster/ImageServer/WMSServer?
Wetlands Status WMS address: https://www.fws.gov/wetlands/arcgis/services/Wetlands_Status/MapServer/WMSServer?
Riparian Data WMS address: https://www.fws.gov/wetlands/arcgis/services/Riparian/MapServer/WMSServer?
- Click on the “Get Layers” button to view the service and layer information.
- Click on the “OK” button to add the connection and view it in ArcCatalog. You will see the connection show up under “GIS Servers”
- This WMS connection will now also be available in ArcMap under “GIS Servers” after you select “add data”.
Note: it is best if you load a base reference layer to help you get oriented with the Wetlands data. Due to the quantity and complexity of the wetlands data the WMS service only displays at 1:250,000 scale and greater.