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===== About ===== | ===== About ===== | ||
- | **WMS** (Web Map Service) is a standard protocol for serving georeferenced map images over the Internet that are generated by map servers using data from GIS databases. These maps or map data layers are mostly provided by government organizations or education institutions | + | **WMS** (Web Map Service) is a standard protocol for serving georeferenced map images over the Internet that are generated by map servers using data from GIS databases. These maps or map data layers are mostly provided by government organizations or education institutions. |
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+ | WMS can serve almost any type of map. Beginning with **topographic maps, historic maps, satellite, and aerial images, cycling routes, town plans**, ending with various data layers like **cadastral maps, weather services, environmental layers**, etc. | ||
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+ | For more info, read this [[http:// | ||
<WRAP info round> | <WRAP info round> | ||
- | * This option is fully available only to Locus Map Pro users. | ||
* Map manager WMS tab can be deactivated (invisible) - to activate it, open {{: | * Map manager WMS tab can be deactivated (invisible) - to activate it, open {{: | ||
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==== Web Services library ==== | ==== Web Services library ==== | ||
* open **WMS tab** in the Maps Manager | * open **WMS tab** in the Maps Manager | ||
- | * tap {{: | + | * tap {{: |
* Locus Map offers WMS sources **available in your area according to your GPS location**: | * Locus Map offers WMS sources **available in your area according to your GPS location**: | ||
* to specify your selection, use **fultext search**:\\ {{ : | * to specify your selection, use **fultext search**:\\ {{ : | ||
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==== Add manually ==== | ==== Add manually ==== | ||
- | * select **Add manually** from the {{: | + | * tap {{: |
* enter the WMS source address, name or password (if necessary) and press **OK** | * enter the WMS source address, name or password (if necessary) and press **OK** | ||
* the source is added to the **WMS tab** | * the source is added to the **WMS tab** | ||
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* tap the selected WMS source in the map manager | * tap the selected WMS source in the map manager | ||
* a **list of available layers** and an **opacity slider** appears:\\ {{ : | * a **list of available layers** and an **opacity slider** appears:\\ {{ : | ||
- | * select layers to display, adjust their visibility above the active map and confirm. <wrap important> | + | * select layers to display, adjust their visibility above the active map and confirm. |
+ | <WRAP round important> | ||
+ | * WMS map is displayed **only as an overlay above the currently active non-WMS map** (online or offline) - not as a single map | ||
+ | * not all WMS layers may be visible in all areas and in all zoom levels. | ||
+ | </WRAP> | ||
- | ===== WMS Map Screen | + | ===== WMS controllers |
After a WMS map is activated two new control buttons appear in the upper left corner:\\ {{ : | After a WMS map is activated two new control buttons appear in the upper left corner:\\ {{ : | ||
* {{: | * {{: |