2010/11/29 M.E.Dodd <m.e.d...@open.ac.uk>: > When searching for a suitable wms layer is there some key phrase or word > that tells whether or not you can do anything other than just view the > data. For example if I have a set of points and want to get the value of > the underlying data from the wms layer at each of the points.
In the WMS capabilities document look the queryable attribute in each layer entity: <Layer queryable="1"> <Name>Layer Name</Name> <Title>Layer Title</Title> ... If you are searching in some catalog which show you the metadata there should be something similar or maybe "Can Identify". Goyo > most wms > layers appear not to allow this, but other than just randomly trying large > numbers of different wms services is there any way of identifying which > might allow access to this underlying data? > > -- > The Open University is incorporated by Royal Charter (RC 000391), an exempt > charity in England & Wales and a charity registered in Scotland (SC 038302). > _______________________________________________ > Qgis-user mailing list > Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user > > _______________________________________________ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user