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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. There is a separate tutorial on how you can integrate maps in Metview.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
An easy way to integrate maps from other sources is the Web map Service client in Metview. There is a separate tutorial on how you can integrate maps in Metview.
Extra tasks
- Work through the WMS tutorial. You can skip some parts, like the manual editing for request if you wish so.
- Try the following WMS services:
- NASA: http://neowms.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/wms/wms
- NOAA:
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