User`s guide

R2014b
2-2
WMS Database Modified
The WMS Database changes on a release-to-release basis, as some new servers are
added and other servers are removed because they are no longer online or because their
availability is too sporadic. A total of 477 servers (9.1% of the number of servers listed
in R2014a) and 5,016 layers have been removed from the database. A total of 1,168 new
servers, with 15,514 layers, have been added. The new database contains a total of 5,641
servers and 122,388 layers.
If you want to find a server, use the server URL or a server URL search string with
wmsfind to search for layers provided by the server or servers. Use the servers method
of the WMSLayer object returned by wmsfind to obtain the server or server URLs as in
the following example.
layers = wmsfind(urlSearchString, 'SearchField', 'serverurl')
servers = layers.servers
The following specific updates have been made to the WMS Database since the last
release:
• 16 new WMS servers from the Arctic Research Mapping Application (ARMAP) hosted
by the University of Texas at El Paso. Search for the layers and servers using the
urlSearchString 'arcticdata.utep.edu'.
• 11 new map servers of the European Environment Agency. These servers obtain a
wide range of environmental data for Europe. Search for the layers and servers using
the urlSearchString 'discomap.eea.europa.eu'.
• 104 new WMS servers from NOAA's National Ocean Service supporting coastal
communities, promoting a robust economy, and protecting coastal and marine
ecosystems. Search for the layers and servers using the urlSearchString
'egisws02.nos.noaa.gov'.
• 41 new WMS servers from the California Natural Resources Agency / Map Server.
These servers provide map services for departments, boards and commissions
within the Natural Resources Agency, and to make some of these services available
to the public. Search for the layers and servers using the urlSearchString
'atlas.resources.ca.gov'.
• 103 new WMS servers from the Illinois State Geological Survey Prairie
Research Institute. These servers provide scientific data layers in Earth
science. Search for the layers and servers using the urlSearchString
'geothermal.isgs.illinois.edu'.