For example, follow the link below to retrieve a world map of today's highest temperatures. IntroductionĪn amazing number of free, interesting, and just plain beautiful geographic maps are available on the web, and they can be easily retrieved programmatically using the Web Mapping Service protocol developed by the OpenGIS consortium ( ). Several utility classes for accessing WMS servers and information are provided and described.
The tutorial provides C# examples of progressively increasing complexity to illustrate use of the protocol and programmatic access from Windows.
This tutorial introduces the Web Mapping Service (WMS) protocol standardized by the OpenGIS Consortium for retrieving geographic maps over the internet.
