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WMS 2.0 Integration
Overview Nearmap WMS 2.0 (referred to as WMS) integration allows you to load high-resolution imagery into your off-the-shelf GIS and CAD applications on demand. Nearmap WMS 2.0 is based on OGC protocol WMS 1.1.1. To consume the latest Nearmap imagery via WMS, you must use a Nearmap Simple or Custom API service. Both…
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Create a WMS 2.0 Area
Creating an area with a custom URL To create a WMS 2.0 area: Obtain a custom WMS URL . Load the URL into your GIS application to view your area of interest. All you need is a rough outline of the area of interest to be able to filter imagery based on survey dates. A precise outline is not required in your WMS 2.0 client…
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Image Format Recommendation
Nearmap supports PNG and JPEG through the WMS service. Each GIS application will have a means of specifying the image format or image encoding. Most GIS applications have PNG as the default image format for WMS requests. We recommend that you instead set the image format to JPEG when you set up a WMS connection to Nearmap.…
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Supported Coordinate Systems
We support the most popular local coordinate systems for all of our imagery. Depending on which coordinate system your GIS application is configured with, you can request imagery in the following coordinate systems: Australia - GDA94 and GDA2020 USA - NAD83 Canada - NAD83CSRS New Zealand - NZGD2000 When requesting imagery…
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WMS and Satellite Imagery
Nearmap provides spectacular high-resolution aerial photography of selected residential, commercial and industrial areas. When you view our imagery through WMS, you'll see a dramatic difference between our areas of coverage, and areas in which only lower-resolution satellite imagery is available. Here's an example. In the…