What is WebGIS?
WebGIS
WebGIS are GIS applications that run in the web browser without local installation. Users view maps, search objects, draw, measure, and sometimes analyze via the internet — on desktop, tablet, or phone.
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WebGIS
WebGIS are GIS applications that run in the web browser without local installation. Users view maps, search objects, draw, measure, and sometimes analyze via the internet — on desktop, tablet, or phone.
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WFS (Web Feature Service) is an OGC standard to retrieve, filter, and sometimes edit geographic vector features over the web. You receive geometry and attributes (GML, GeoJSON), not just an image like WMS.
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WMS (Web Map Service) is an OGC standard to serve map layers as raster images (PNG, JPEG) over HTTP. The client requests an image for a bbox and scale; the server renders the layer and returns pixels.
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WMTS (Web Map Tile Service) is an OGC standard for fetching pre-rendered map tiles (PNG/JPEG) at fixed zoom levels. The server pre-cuts maps into tiles; the client requests only tiles for the current viewport — faster…
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