WMS and WFS Services

The GIS Manager can display WMS and WFS layers on a map, combined with the feature and raster layers that you have access to from a database. This allows you to compose a map showing eg: rainfall station locations from a database, overlaid on a WMS map of the topography that is hosted on a WMS server.

The following section details how to add a WFS service to the GIS Manager, display a WFS layer on the map, and delete the WFS service. The same approach is used for WMS layers.

Note

Note that when using WMS servers, the coordinate system of the GIS Manager should be set to the coordinate system of WMS service.

Add a new WFS service

Right click on the WFS node in the Service group of the GIS Manager Explorer, and select Add new service.

Supply a preferred name and the URL to the input dialog.

A list of available layers will be provided in the explorer.

Set the view projection to WGS 84, by selecting the Service database, and then specifying WGS 84 as the coordinate system in the Properties window.

Double-click a WFS layer, or right-click and choose Add to new map to create a new map and add the layer to it.

Delete a WFS service

Right-click on the WFS service in the GIS Explorer, choose Delete from the context menu.

The WFS service is deleted.