WMS Viewer Client

This panel allows you to manage the Web Map Server(s) (WMS) that you will use to retrieve maps from.

To select a WMS you must first add it to the list by typing the URL into the text box and clicking the Add button. Once it has been added to the list, you can set it as the active server by clicking the Set button. Once you have set an active server, you can click the Harvest WMS button to retrieve the information from the server and populate the fields in the viewer.

WMS addressed are stored in a cookie so that they are available each time you start up the Viewer. The list will be cleared when empty the cookies from your browser. You can manually remove a WMS from the list by clicking the Remove WMS button.

This panel allows you to select the layers that you want to retrieve from the WMS. When available, the legend for each layer is shown next to the layer name. To select a layer, simply select the checkbox nect to the layer name.

If you want to filter a layer by property, click the Plus icon next to the layer name in order to view a list of filterable properties. To add a filter to the layer request, simply provide a value for the property in the provided text box.

This panel allows you to select the extent of the map that you are requesting. Depending on the configuration of the viewer, you will either be able to select from a series of predefined bounding boxes, or simply by selecting the bounding box manually.

This panel allows you to set the properties of your map including the output format, map size and selection color for SVG maps.

This section allows you to view the scaling policies defined for the WMS server that you are accessing. Scaling policies define what layers and/or properties are viewable at different scales.

This panel shows detailed information on the SRS available when making requests to the selected WMS.

This panel shows the help for the application