When a server says it does WMS it doesn't necessarily mean that it also
serves WFS data. In fact most servers only do WMS. If you are in doubt
and don't find any documentation regarding WFS, contact the data provider.
WFS servers original GIS data in vector format. Many data providers
(esp. in Europe) think that their original data is much more valuable
and that they do not want to share their original data, but only derived
raster based products. This is one of the reasons why WMS is much more
popular than WFS. Also, technologically, WFS is a bit younger and less
widespread technology than WMS.
Andreas
Daniel Victoria wrote:
How do I know if the server is WFS, WMS or whatever? On the web site
they say it's a WMS...
On Fri, Apr 25, 2008 at 12:23 AM, Hamish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Andreas Neumann wrote:
> To get unsymbolized original vector data, you'd choose a WFS service.
from yesterday's 6.3.0 release announcement:
* v.in.wfs: NEW - Import GetFeatures from WFS format
Hamish
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