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Display a WMS layer using a WMS service URL.

Image of WMS layer URL

Use case

WMS is an OGC standard for displaying maps from images that are dynamically-generated on a web server. WMS is particularly useful for data that changes frequently, contains cartographically complex detail, or requires an open source data standard.

How to use the sample

The map will load automatically when the sample starts.

How it works

  1. Create a WmsLayer specifying the URL of the service and the names of layers you want to display.
    • Note: The name comes from the ‘Name’ property, not the ‘Title’ property. On many services, the title is human-readable while the name is a numeric identifier.
  2. Add the layer to the map as an operational layer with map.getOperationalLayers().add(wmsLayer).

Relevant API

  • ArcGISMap
  • MapView
  • WmsLayer

About the data

This sample uses a U.S. National Weather Service radar map. Because WMS services generate map images on-the-fly, this layer is always up-to-date with the latest NOAA nowCOAST real-time coastal observations, forecasts, and warnings.

Tags

OGC, web map service, WMS

Sample Code

module-info.java module-info.java WmsLayerUrlSample.java
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module com.esri.samples.wms_layer_url {
// require ArcGIS Maps SDK for Java module
requires com.esri.arcgisruntime;
// handle SLF4J http://www.slf4j.org/codes.html#StaticLoggerBinder
requires org.slf4j.nop;
// require JavaFX modules that the application uses
requires javafx.graphics;
requires javafx.controls;
exports com.esri.samples.wms_layer_url;
}