Web Map Service
The Web Map Service (WMS) allows serving spatial data in the form of images over
the internet. The WMS specification was developed by Open Geospatial Consortium
(OGC). The WMS basically supports three operations as described below:
- GetCapabilities - returns information about the requested layers.
- GetMap – provides map in the form of image (JPEG, PNG, etc).
- GetFeatureInfo – provides attribute information of feature clicked on the map.
Of the three operations, the first two are mandatory where as the last one is optional.
The WMS has been created for Nepal 1:250,000 datasets and DEMs of HKH region. The
links to access these data are given below:
Get Capabilities:
http://118.91.160.238:8080/geoserver/wfs?service=WFS&request=GetCapabilities
Get layers (Needs WMS client):
http://118.91.160.238:8080/geoserver/wms
GetMap Request:
- Nepal 250K
- Hindu Kush-Himalaya (HKH)