Tim Schaub wrote:
> Hi Miles-
>
> GeoWebCache supports the WMTS standard. The WMTS standard defines a
> GetFeatureInfo method (with different semantics than the WMS
> GetFeatureInfo method). OpenLayers (true) provides a WMTS layer.
> I've got a patch outstanding to add a WMTS GetFeatureInfo control.
> This, in my mind, is the way to get feature info from a tile service.
>
> A few tickets need addressing before this would be entirely useful to
> you. You can watch this one if you're interested:
>
> http://trac.openlayers.org/ticket/2678
>
> I'll try to find some time to finish that up in the near future.
>
> Tim
>
Hi Tim,
Thanks for sharing that information. I actually had no idea that the WMTS and
WMS getFeatureInfo methods were that different. I'll keep an eye on that ticket
for updates.
Regards,
Miles
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