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Create a new Web Map Service server

A Web Map Service (WMS) is a standard protocol for delivering georeferenced map images over the Internet. These images are typically produced by a map server from data provided by a GIS database.

  • Click on the Settings icon to open the list of WMS servers image-20241108-151547.png

  • Click on Edit, then Add to create a new WMS server.

  • Enter the name and the URL of the WMS server. If required, also enter the Username and the Password.

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  • If the login information are correct, select the layers to display and the correct reference System (in general it is EPSG:4326, WGS84)

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  • Click on End to save the WMS. The newly created WMS can now be selected from the WMS Server drop-down list.

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