Join Gordon Luckett for an in-depth discussion in this video Adding WMS data, part of Learning QGIS (2015).
- Web Map Services, WMS, is a web-based protocol…that serves up maps.…Some of the layers could be originally in vector…but when received are raster.…The WMS service will stream tiles of images…such as PNG and JPG directly from the server…into your QGIS client.…These layers can be printed or reprojected within QGIS.…Let's find a WMS service to use within QGIS.…So we're going to use Natural Resources Canada's website…so nrcan is the short form for…Natural Resources Canada Federal Government…and we'll go to the Toporama maps in the WMS service.…
If we do that, we do a search for…nrcan toporama wms,…you'll see that the second link, the WMS-Toporama,…is what we want.…You'll see all the XML, so I'm going to copy…that whole URL, make sure you get the…request=GetCapabilities&service=wms.…We'll copy that.…We'll open up QGIS.…We'll say Layer, Add Layer,…Add WMS/WMTS.…There we go, and for Layers we'll hit New.…
And we'll just call it NRCAN.…The URL will be the same one we just used,…so I'll paste that in, hit OK,…and now we have an NRCAN listed at the top here.…
Author
Gordon Luckett
Released
8/29/2015- Explain how to determine if you should install the 32-bit or 64-bit version of QGIS on a Windows 10 machine.
- Write the command that will navigate you to the "Add WFS Layer from a Server" dialog window in QGIS.
- Identify what format WMS typically delivers images in.
- State which layer properties tab allows you to edit the line layers of a shapefile.
- List the labels tab that should be selected to edit the visibility of vector data labels at certain scales.
- Identify what programming language the OpenLayers plugin is written in.
Skill Level Beginner
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Introduction
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Welcome47s
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1. Understanding and Installing QGIS
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Overview of QGIS features5m 21s
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Installing QGIS1m 30s
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Exploring the QGIS browser3m 43s
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2. Vector Data with QGIS
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Adding shapefiles to QGIS2m 22s
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Adding WFS data to QGIS3m 52s
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3. Raster Data with QGIS
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Adding ECW data3m 51s
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Adding WMS data4m 46s
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Adding DEM data4m 22s
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4. Styling Data
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Working with point layers3m 52s
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Utilizing polyline layers3m 30s
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Exploring polygon layers4m 6s
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Using thematic layers6m 5s
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Working with DEM layers3m 1s
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5. Labeling Features
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Labelling vector data7m 6s
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6. Changing Default Properties
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Exploring project properties8m 46s
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7. Printing with Print Composer
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Adding maps5m
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Adding elements4m 17s
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8. Creating New Data
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Creating new vector data4m 59s
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Adding data from Excel (CSV)2m 50s
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Editing existing data4m 59s
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9. Using Advanced Tools
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10. Using Plugins
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Conclusion
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Next steps38s
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