Updated: 04 October 2006

Web Map Service (WMS) access

The MapConnect web map can be accessed as a Web Map Service (WMS). WMS is an Open Source standard protocol that produces a map image (GIF, PNG or other format) from a set of simple URL text requests.

For capabilities:

Click for WMS Capabilities 1.1.1 XML File

The following is a sample request map string for MapConnect

http://mapconnect.ga.gov.au/wmsconnector/com.esri.wms.Esrimap?BBOX=112.2,-45.7,155.5,-7.4
&WIDTH=400&HEIGHT=300&SRS=EPSG:4326&Layers=LandsatMosaic,CartographicLines,FrameworkBoundaries,Cities,
&version=1.1.1&service=WMS&FORMAT=JPEG&TRANSPARENT=TRUE
&request=getmap&ServiceName=GDA94_MapConnect_SDE_250kmap_WMS

Or browse all the Geoscience Australia WMS services.
Open GIS Consortium [OGC] Web Map Services [WMS]

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