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Orbit Web Mapping Service File
An Orbit Web Map Service reference file (*.owms) is Orbit's WMS resource connection file.
An owms file is a file based connection to one well defined WMS resource layer. It makes it possible to work with WMS resources in the same way as any file based resources.
It is strongly advised to read the documentation about Web Based Resources.
Structure
The owms configuration settings :
- ServerType (“WMS”), Name (free of choice) and URL (wms Url)
- DataSetName (internal wms layer name)
- Username, Password
An owms file can be edited using a text editor, take care of its structure.
Example
ServerType WMS ServerName NASA JPL ServerURL http://wms.jpl.nasa.gov/wms.cgi?Service=WMS&Version=1.1.1&Request=GetCapabilities DataSetName global_mosaic UserName Password
Last modified:: 2019/03/25 11:36