Hi Eric et al...We're dabbling in all this stuff too...and as far as content working from an esri site in MapInfo (Pro or .NET) it must be an OGC compliant Web Map Service (or feature service in.net). Arc Web services I think includes more functional services such as geocoding and oruting but for WMS and WFS you can use a broad variety of content providers...I think private imagery firms like globeexplorer may now have WMS content on a fee/metered basis...and for free stuff there seems to be more govt servers popping up regularly. My local example is Maine is maybe a few months away from hosting an OGC compliant WMS to serve orthoimagery first and feature content later - in theory this will remain an ArcIMS engine but be 'retooled' with OGC connectors to be an open WMS that MapInfo will be able to hit. I have been playing with esri canada's recent announcement of OGC compliant WMS for Geobase Canada. Go to this list http://www.geographynetwork.ca/data/freedata.html# And click on a link to see the metadata...at the bottom of the metadata there is a direct connect URL you can plug into Pro. Starting to be pretty cool...
I don't know if this answers your question or not - I've been in rambling discussions on this subject matter today so I may be a bit wandering. But good luck and maybe there will be an ultimate clearinghouse of WMS servers and other web services; And I think that's what GOS is supposed to be... http://www.geo-one-stop.gov/ - if you go there to Geodata Marketplace>NSDI clearinghouse and do a 'search for geospatial data' you might find some good resources... Will Mitchell Mitchell Geographics, Inc. 496 Congress St Portland, ME 04101 ph 207.879.7769 fx 207.253.5756 www.mitchellgeo.com -----Original Message----- From: Devries, Eric SSgt - XIII [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2004 10:07 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: MI-L Web Services Greetings fellow Mappers!! I've been working on an ASP.NET project with some mapping capabilities, testing out MI's new King software. In doing so, I've been checking out some available free web services that provide GIS related information. (Such as Weather by Zip code.) Long story short, I came across ESRI's "Arcweb Online". First of all, I'm curious if these will work with MI. Secondly, I'm wondering if somehow I've missed some free Webservices for MI products. Anyone have some pointers or suggestions? Eric DeVries, SSgt, USAF NCOIC Visualized Intelligence HQ Air Force Office of Special Investigations (240) 857-0827 / DSN 857-0827 "My name is Saddam Hussein. I am the president of Iraq and I want to negotiate." A U.S. Special Forces soldier replied: "Regards from President Bush." --------------------------------------------------------------------- List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 10503 --------------------------------------------------------------------- List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 10515
