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GIDB OpenGIS WEB SERVICES

WMS Server:

GIDB offers access to over 300,000 layers through its OpenGIS compliant WMS Server Interface.
The link below provides a list of available WMS Servers brokered by GIDB, as well as their GetCapabilities documents.

http://columbo.nrlssc.navy.mil/ogcwms/servlet/WMSServlet?REQUEST=ServiceLinks

The OpenGIS WMS client/viewer interacts with a WMS Server through a link. To use with an OpenGIS compliant WMS client, select, copy, and paste a link from the list into your Client application. Below is an example snapshot of the links table. Click on the snapshot image or go to http://columbo.nrlssc.navy.mil/ogcwms/servlet/WMSServlet?REQUEST=ServiceLinks to view the entire list.

WMS Links
WMS Links

Versions:

The GIDB WMS Interface is compliant with Version 1.1.1 and 1.1.0 WMS client applications.

For complete specifications of WMS and OpenGIS Web Services, visit the OpenGIS Specifications Website

 

Some Example Public WMS Clients:

Thin Clients:
     ESRI ARCExplorer WMS Viewer
     IonicSoft WMS GeoViewer
     Intergraph WMS Viewer
     Intermap OpenSource WMS Client
Thick Clients:
     The Carbon Project Gaia Viewer With WMS Client
     UDIG 1.0.RC5 User Friendly GIS Desktop with WMS Client
NASA World Wind with Preconfigured GIDB WMS Plugin
        --Download the NASA World Wind Application here


NOTE:
Some GIDB WMS sources have map layers that are sensitive to the scale of the map image requested, and you may get the corresponding error message. Zoom in or out accordingly to view the layer at the appropriate scale.

Click on snapshots of GIDB WMS Layers in NASA World Wind
GIDB WMS Layers in NASA World Wind
GIDB WMS NGA Layer
GIDB WMS Layers in NASA World Wind
GIDB WMS NOAA Satellite Layer
GIDB WMS Layers in NASA World Wind
GIDB WMS Sea Surface Layer





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