On Tue, Jul 7, 2009 at 2:36 PM, Till Adams<[email protected]> wrote: > Rainer,
Thanks Till for the explanation below. I think it would be a good idea to add away of retrievin g the URL directly from the WMS layer in QGIS - that would make the whole process a little bit easier. Cheers Rainer > > it is not difficult to build the getmap request on your own. Take this as an > example and apply this to your WMS: > > You can pick the Bbox coordinates from your QGIS window, then put the > request in a browser to check: > > This is an example: > http://labs.metacarta.com/wms/vmap0?LAYERS=basic&SERVICE=WMS&VERSION=1.1.1&REQUEST=GetMap&STYLES=&EXCEPTIONS=application%2Fvnd.ogc.se_inimage&FORMAT=image%2Fjpeg&SRS=EPSG%3A4326&BBOX=-5.625,45,0,50.625&WIDTH=256&HEIGHT=256 > > So change the URL[http://labs.metacarta.com/wms/vmap0] (that what you put > in QGIS), then the > layers [*basic*] > srid [4326] > bbox [-5.625,45,0,50.625] > > Parameters to your WMS, and probably the width & height to get a bigger > image - > that's it, > > Regards, Till > >> Hi >> >> I am using a WMS layer, and would like to export the layer, as I see >> it after zooming, from QGIS to a picture format. >> >> Is there a way of either exporting from QGIS, or obtaining the URL >> request, so that I can use wget to download it externally? >> >> Thanks, >> >> Rainer >> P.S: I am using Linux (Ubuntu Hardy) >> >> -- >> Rainer M. Krug, Centre of Excellence for Invasion Biology, >> Stellenbosch University, South Africa >> >> >> >> > > > -- > ---------------------------------------------------------- > terrestris GmbH & Co. KG > Irmintrudisstrasse 17 > 53111 Bonn > Germany > > Till Adams > Geschäftsführung > > Tel: +49 (0)228 / 962 899-52 > Fax: +49 (0)228 / 962 899-57 > [email protected] http://www.terrestris.de > Amtsgericht Bonn, HRA 6835 > --------------------------------------------------------- > > Komplementärin: > > terrestris Verwaltungs GmbH > > vertreten durch: > Hinrich Paulsen, Till Adams > > -- Rainer M. Krug, Centre of Excellence for Invasion Biology, Stellenbosch University, South Africa _______________________________________________ Qgis-user mailing list [email protected] http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
