• Introduction
• Technical analysis
• Issues and recommendations
• European SIF

Interoperability with WMS

Summary

“It is recommended OGC WMS 1.4 SWG to guarantee the interoperability with existing Web Map Service”

Classification

Category	Data Access and Processing services
Identifier	REC-WMTS-002
Type of recommended activity	Revising existing specifications / standards
Organisations addressed	OGC Web Map Service 1.4 Standard Working Group

Additional information

Context	This standardization effort is currently supported by the WMS 1.4 SWG that groups discussions on the two papers dealing with Tiled Mapping Services: OGC 07-057r2 and 07-057r3.  As a general trends, strong discussion about advantages and disadvantages of building a Web Map Tiled Services as a extension of the original WMS service or as a separated and uncoupled service.
Rationale	Web Map Service and Web Map Tiled Service shall stay interoperable.
Dependencies	None
Further background information	OGC 07-057 Web Map Tiling Service Implementation Specification candidate document OGC 06-042 Web Map Service Implementation Specification Technology Watch Report - Data Access and Processing [PDF] (chapter 3.4) Comparative analysis report (version 2) [PDF] Comparative Analysis Report (version 2) - Annex Recommendations [PDF] OGC 07-057 Web Map Tiling Service Implementation Specification candidate document OGC 06-042 Web Map Service Implementation Specification Webpage of the OGC WMS 1.4 Standards Working Group (SWG)
Main discussion points	None
Roadmap	Request OGC WMS 1.4 SWG