What is WMS?
Web Mapping Service (WMS) is a method which enables the host to serve raster versions of aerial photography to clients instantly via a URL link which is placed into a geocontent program. The service can be set up for specific areas such as cities, counties, districts, countries or a variation of all of them dependent on clients’ specific needs.
The Advantages of WMS
There are significant practical and commercial benefits from accessing aerial photography in this way:
· We take care of image storage and delivery
. We ensure access to the latest imagery
. The solution is simple to implement
. It extends access to aerial photography to all potential users in an organisation
. Payment is by usage as well as geographic extent
This page has been set up to demonstrate AeroGRID’s WMS capabilities. It will enable you to get a feel for how the service works and assess how your organisation could benefit from signing up to the service.
In order to view the demonstration area of WMS, please place the URL below into your regular WMS browser.
http://www.getmapping.com/wms.asp?login=WMSTrial&password=879243nbkjvwer8&country=sh
If you do not currently have a WMS browser you can download Gaia, a free to use gis tool that will enable you to view our WMS service.
AeroGRID supports the OpenGIS® Web Map Service (WMS) Implementation Specification. By means of this ISO standard, we are able to provide organisations with access on demand to the aerial photography they want for the areas they need by means of an internet connection to our aerial photography web server.