dataLayerWMS
Technical Details¶
This class displays Web Map Service (WMS) format data layers. WMS is a standard protocol developed by the Open Geospatial Consortium in 1999 for serving georeferenced map images over the Internet. These images are typically produced by a map server from data provided by a GIS database.
Configuration¶
The following parameters may be specified in the configuration file when defining a dataLayerWMS layer.
| Parameter | Example Value | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| id | "floodLayer" | required | Unique layer identifier. Used only for programming puposes and will not be seen by the user but MUST be unique. |
| class | "data-layer-wms" | required | Specifies the class to use to display a data layer. |
| label | "FEMA Floodplain" | required | Label on menu checkbox. |
| legendUrl | https://hazards.fema.gov/gis/ nfhl/services/public/NFHLWMS/MapServer/ WmsServer?request=GetLegendGraphic& version=1.3.0&format=image/png&layer=4 | none | Location of the legend. |
| refresh | true | false | The data will be updated every 5 minutes, or whatever the system-wide refresh interval is set to. |
| url | https://hazards.fema.gov/gis/ nfhl/services/public/NFHLWMS/ MapServer/WMSServer | required | Location of the wms server |