Connecting to the WMS Service - Sample Workflow

This section is valid for all product flavors.

To connect to the WMS in Geospatial Portal:

1. From the Data Sources tab on the toolbar, click Define a data source .

   A New Data Source window opens where you can select the data source type.

2. Select the WMS and provide a URL to the service you would like to connect to.

   There is no requirement to add the 'http://' prefix at the beginning of the URL. If you forget to add 'http://' at the beginning of the URL, Geospatial Portal will add it automatically.

3. Press TAB. The other fields will be filled in automatically. You can change the values in the fields as needed:
   • In the Image format field, select the format for map display.
   • In the FeatureInfo format field, select the format in which information will be returned.
   • In the SLD file field, you can type a link to a file with the definition of the SLD styles for the layers served by the service.

     The SLD file is an XML file with style definition for particular layers. It overrides the default style, which is set for layers served by a service.

4. Click to register and display WMS or to register and select layers to display.

   

   The registered WMS service is automatically displayed on the map, and an appropriate entry appears in the legend.

   The service is visible if the following conditions are met:

   • Geospatial Portal uses the coordinate system supported by the service.
   • The area shown in the map window coincides with the area of data served by the service.
   • Scale ranges set in Geospatial Portal coincide with scale ranges set for data in the service.

     Parameters such as layers, image format, and property info format are determined by the service and might vary depending on the individual services, even of the same type.

You can display other maps or single feature classes and queries using the following commands available on the Data Sources tab:

Display maps lets you display predefined maps. Click Display maps to open a map window that contains all available, predefined, and ready-to-use maps as currently registered in Geospatial Portal data sources. To display predefined maps, check the box next to the required map and click Display. The map displays in the map window, and an entry is added to the Map Content.

Display feature classes and queries lets you display feature classes and queries from available data sources. Click Display feature classes and queries to open the Feature classes window, where you have access to all available feature classes and queries served by the registered services. To display a feature class and/or query, select an element and click Display. The selected feature classes and queries display in the map window, and an entry appears in the Map Content.