manual:user_guide:maps_wms
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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 | + | **WMS** (Web Map Service) or **WMTS** (Web Map Tile 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 educational |
| - | 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. | + | WMS/WMTS 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.[[http:// |
| - | For more info, read this [[http:// | + | Map services |
| <WRAP info round> | <WRAP info round> | ||
| - | * Available | + | WMS/WMTS is only available |
| - | * Map manager WMS tab can be deactivated (invisible) - to activate it, open {{: | + | |
| </ | </ | ||
| - | ===== 1. Add WMS source | + | ===== Web services library |
| - | **Locus Map** offers a library of worldwide WMS sources where you can select | + | By default, the WMS/WMTS tab is empty. If you want to use a service you have to add it first. |
| - | ==== Web Services library | + | ==== Service selection |
| - | * open **WMS tab** in the Maps Manager | + | * tap **+** in the lower right corner:\\ {{ : |
| - | * tap {{: | + | * Locus Map offers |
| - | * Locus Map offers | + | |
| - | * to specify your selection, use **fultext search**:\\ {{ : | + | |
| * tap the selected source - it is added to the **WMS tab**:\\ {{ : | * tap the selected source - it is added to the **WMS tab**:\\ {{ : | ||
| - | ==== Add manually | + | Each service has a name, a short description and a few parameters: |
| - | * select | + | * **Availability** - links are added to the library by Locus users and not all sources are reliable. A green sign means the service availability is verified by Locus staff |
| - | * enter the WMS source address, name or password (if necessary) and press **OK** | + | * **Rating** - users rate the services by their relevance and quality. 5* is the best rating. |
| + | * **Tags** - tagged services are accurately sorted according to content criteria | ||
| + | ==== Search | ||
| + | To specify your selection in the library, use **fultext search**:\\ {{ : | ||
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| + | ==== Filtering ==== | ||
| + | To filter | ||
| + | ==== Adding source to the library ==== | ||
| + | * tap **+** again and select **Enter WMS (WMST) link** from the menu:\\ {{ : | ||
| + | * enter the 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** | ||
| * if you think other Locus users would appreciate your link too, please, ask us to **add it to the public WMS library**: | * if you think other Locus users would appreciate your link too, please, ask us to **add it to the public WMS library**: | ||
| - | Other **Action | + | ==== Editing source ==== |
| + | When the source is in the library, you can edit its rating and tags: | ||
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| + | Other source | ||
| * **Details** - information about the source - provider, terms of use, contacts etc. | * **Details** - information about the source - provider, terms of use, contacts etc. | ||
| * **Layers** - available layers in the source | * **Layers** - available layers in the source | ||
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| * **Remove** - deletes the WMS source from the tab | * **Remove** - deletes the WMS source from the tab | ||
| - | ===== 2. Display | + | ===== How to display |
| * 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. | * select layers to display, adjust their visibility above the active map and confirm. | ||
| <WRAP round important> | <WRAP round important> | ||
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| ===== WMS controllers ===== | ===== 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:\\ {{ : |
| * {{: | * {{: | ||
| - | * {{: | + | * {{: |
| <WRAP round important> | <WRAP round important> | ||
| Current WMS support does not have any mechanism for tile caching. All data are stored only in your device' | Current WMS support does not have any mechanism for tile caching. All data are stored only in your device' | ||
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