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Orbit Web Feature Service File

An Orbit Web Feature Service reference file (*.owfs) is Orbit's WFS resource connection file.
An owfs file is a file based connection to one well defined WFS resource layer. It makes it possible to work with WFS resources in the same way as other file based resources.

It is strongly advised to read the documentation about Web Based Resources.

Structure

The owfs configuration settings :

  • ServerType (“WFS”), Name (free of choice) and URL (wfs Url)
  • DataSetName (internal wfs layer name)
  • Username, Password

An owfs file can be edited using a text editor, take care of its structure.

Example

ServerType	WFS
ServerName	www.ruimtemonitor.be
ServerURL	http://www.ruimtemonitor.be/geoserver/rm/wfs?service=wfs&request=getcapabilities&version=1.1.0
DataSetName	rm:m06_woonwerkafstand_mmm
UserName	
Password	

Also note that rendering parameters optionally are subject to an olg-file.
(e.g. example above: owfs.olg)

 
Last modified:: 2019/03/25 11:36