A style is the visual definition of how geographic data is displayed in a map including colors, backgrounds, outlines, labels, and other visual elements. Each style emphasizes a specific type of cartographic theme and data. It is typically read from a content item, file, or service, but can also be defined in a client application.
Related terms
- KML
Keyhole Markup Language (KML) is an XML-based format that describes geographic entities. Developed and popularized for use with Google Earth, the KML specification is now maintained by the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC). - web map service
Web map service (WMS) is an Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) standard that defines image-based map services.