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[[File:WmsMaps_Example.png|right|thumb|300px|WMS-service from USGS returning NAIP Orthophotos]]From WindPRO 2.9 it is now possible to add map-services from a WMS-server (Web Map Server).
[[File:WmsMaps_Example.png|right|thumb|400px|WMS-service from USGS returning NAIP Orthophotos]]From WindPRO 2.9 it is now possible to add map-services from a WMS-server (Web Map Server).


A Web Map Service (WMS) is a standard protocol for serving georeferenced map images over the Internet. The maps are generated by a map server using data from a GIS database.
A Web Map Service (WMS) is a standard protocol for serving georeferenced map images over the Internet. The maps are generated by a map server using data from a GIS database.

Revision as of 23:23, 26 May 2013

WMS-service from USGS returning NAIP Orthophotos

From WindPRO 2.9 it is now possible to add map-services from a WMS-server (Web Map Server).

A Web Map Service (WMS) is a standard protocol for serving georeferenced map images over the Internet. The maps are generated by a map server using data from a GIS database.

KMS Data Sources

You may add your own WMS servers in addition to the list provided by the EMD-server. Currently (2013) WindPRO contains links to the following WMS services: Note, that WindPRO will - by default - only show the datasets where data is available considering the location of your project.