PROTOTYPE IOOS® Web Map Service (WMS)

Available Functions:

• GetCapabilities - This function returns metadata about this service. (Not fully implemented.)
  Parameters include:
  • request = GetCapabilities
  • service = WMS
• GetMap - This function returns detailed sensor charactertistics. (Not fully implemented. Only returns position at this time.)
  Parameters include:
  • request = GetMap
  • Format = image/png
  • service = WMS
  • version = 1.1.1
  • bbox = min_x,min_y,max_x,max_y
  • height = [value up to 1024 (pixels)]
  • width = [value up to 1024 (pixels)]
  • layer = [layer name from GetCapabilities output]

Sample Requests

GetCapabilities

• GetCapabilities

GetMap

• Most recent water surface temperature observations.
• Salinity 1 month average
• Most recent wind observations.
• Most recent HF Radar data