Using the AlaskaMapped Web Map Service (WMS) in ESRI ArcGIS 9.2

Using the AlaskaMapped Web Map Service
(WMS) in ESRI ArcGIS 9.2

Version 1.2, November 6, 2007
Produced by the Geographic Information Network of Alaska, www.gina.alaska.edu

There are several ways to bring a Web Map Service (WMS) into
ArcGIS. This tutorial will cover adding a connection to a wms url using
ArcCatalog, ArcMap and via downloadable ArcGIS layer files.

The second and optional section of this tutorial covers incorporating a
Web Feature Service (WFS) in ArcGIS using the Data Interoperability
Extension. The WFS can be used to discover metadata pertaining to
ortho imagery being served through the AlaskaMapped BDL (Best Data
Layer) WMS.

First, we’ll add a connection to a wms using ArcCatalog.
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1. Launch ArcCatalog and scroll to the bottom of the catalog tree
on the left hand side of the application window.

2. Expand GIS Servers and double-click on Add WMS Server to
launch the Add WMS Server dialog.


1 www.alaskamapped.org 3. Type the URL for the Best Data Layer Web Map Service (BDL
WMS) in the URL: window, then click the Get Layers button.
The BDL WMS url is http://wms.alaskamapped.org/bdl






Once the wms is found, all available layers maintained by the
service will be listed in the Server Layers window of the Add WMS
Server dialog. Click OK to add the WMS to your ArcGIS working
environment. The service will be listed in the ArcCatalog tree until
you manually remove it, as well as be ...