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USGIN Technical Information

USGIN Technical Information

OGC Web Map Service

Label: 

OGC Web Map Service (WMS 1.3)

Description: 

OGC specification used to a web map service providing georeferenced images.

Tag (Specifications): 

  • Web Service Protocols

Example: 

National Geothermal Data System (NGDS) data is often deployed as both a web map service and a web feature service. Web map services provide georeferenced imagery; web feature services provide georeferenced features described by attributes; these attributes are relevant to geospatial analysis.

Funding for the USGIN initiative provided by the National Science Foundation under NSF award number EAR-0753154, as part of the INTEROP initiative. The USGIN initiative is managed by the Arizona Geological Survey (AZGS) on behalf of the Association of American State Geologists (AASG). Some USGIN documents and products were developed for use by the National Geothermal Data System (NGDS), which is powered by USGIN; these materials are supported by the Department of Energy under grants EE-0002850 and EE-0001120 awarded to the AASG and Boise State University, respectively.

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