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Converting Geopoints to KML
Metview allows
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Using Web Map Services (WMS)
Metview provides a module to request maps from a Web Map Services (WMS). The WMS standard is defined by the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC), which is very popular in the GIS community. The WMS module can be used to query an OGC-compliant WMS server, retrieve maps from it and overlay them with other data. The full standard documentation can be found at
http://www.opengeospatial.org/standards/wms
But you do not need to read this to use web map services. The only thing you need to know is that to use a map service you need to request a so-called GetCapabilities document first. This document contains all information (in human and machine readable form) on what maps are offered and what the client can do. Metview will parse this file and offers you a convent and easy to use interface to request the maps you want.
The following material describes the use of WMS within Metview.
Importing graphical layers through WMS
- WMS Tutorial : mv_wms_tutorial.pdf
- Files required for the WMS tutorial: wms_tutorial.tar
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