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Mandatory 

Request Parameter 

Description 

Optional 

VERSION=1.3.0 

M 

Request version 

REQUEST=GetMap 

M 

Request name 

Comma separated list of one or more map 

LAYERS=layer_list 

M 

layers 

Comma separated list of one rendering style 

STYLES=style_list 

M 

per requested layer 

CRS=namespace:identifier 

M 

Coordinate reference system 

Bounding box corners (lower left, upper 

BBOX=minx,miny,maxx,maxy 

M 

right) in CRS units 

WIDTH=output_width 

M 

Width in pixels of map picture 

HEIGHT=output_height 

M 

Height in pixels of map picture 

FORMAT=output_format 

M 

Output format of map 

Background transparency of map 

TRANSPARENT=TRUE|FALSE 

O 

(default=FALSE) 

red green blue color value for the 

BGCOLOR=color_value 

O 

background color (default=0xFFFFFF) 

The format in which exceptions are to be 

EXCEPTIONS=exception_format 

O 

reported by the WMS (default=XML) 

TIME=time 

O 

Time value of layer desired 

ELEVATION=elevation 

O 

Elevation of layer desired 

Tab. 2

: The parameters are required by the GetMap request (OPEN GEOSPATIAL 

CONSORTIUM, Web Map Service Specification, 2004) 

The format to send GetMap request in URL is like this: 

http://www.gis news.de/wms/getmapcap.php?VERSION=1.1.1&BBOX=18977

5.33,4816305.37,761662.27,5472414.18&LAYERS=airports,ctybdpy2,AUSSTA

TE1&STYLES=,,&REQUEST=GetMap&layer1=airports&layer2=ctybdpy2&layer3

=AUSSTATE1&style=&SRS=EPSG:26715&4340&minx=189775.33&miny=481

6305.37&maxx=190051.33&maxy=4816525.37&WIDTH=800&HEIGHT=600&

FORMAT=image/svg+xml&EXCEPTIONS=application/vnd.ogc.se_xml&transpar

ent=True 

Listing 2: 

The format of GetMap request in a URL

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