WMS/WMTS Map Settings
WMS
Service Requirements
- Service must be public or protected with Basic Authentication
- Service should support the image/jpeg or image/png formats
- Layer must support CRS EPSG:3857
Configuration
| Element | Configuration details |
| Name | Map label displayed on the device and in the Admin Portal |
| Map Type | WMS |
| Base URL |
WMS service URL Common format - URL can be found in the |
| Layers | Content Name node of layer; if multiple layer names are filled (comma-separated), WMS service will return image with multiple layers |
| Version | Version of the WMS service; WMS service version can found in the "Version" attribute of WMS_Capabilities node |
| Image format | Required image format; the list of supported formats is found in the "GetMap" request node |
| Styles | Content of the "Style/Name" node of layer (optional; comma-separated for multiple styles) |
WMTS
Service Requirements
- Service must be public or protected with Basic Authentication
- Layer should support the image/jpeg or image/png formats
- Layer must contain valid ResourceURL of type tile for the specified format
- TileMatrixSet must support CRS EPSG:3857
- TileMatrixSet must have the same layout as urn:ogc:def:wkss:OGC:1.0:GoogleMapsCompatible (as defined by the OGC 07-057r7 Annex E.4 specification)
Configuration
| Element | Configuration details |
| Name | Map label displayed on the device and in the Admin Portal |
| Map Type | WMTS |
| Capabilities URL | Full URL for capabilities requests |
| Tile Resource URL | Template attribute of ResourceURL of type tile for selected format |
| Tile Matrix Set | Identifier of TileMatrixSet to use. |
| Image format | Desired image format. Should match the selected ResourceURL |
| Style | Style to use, optional, if not filled it would be default |
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Revised: 2025-05-14