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Connecting to Web Map Services (WMS)

The IndianaMap supports the Open GIS WMS standard for platform-independent services. From any WMS-compatible client, you can establish a connection to the IndianaMap service.

The example below shows how to add WMS Server services in ESRI ArcMap:

1. Open ArcMap.

2. Click the Add Data button.

3. In the Add Data dialog box, from the "Look In" drop-down menu, choose GIS Servers

4. Double-click on Add WMS Server

5. Enter the URL for the WMS service of interest using the URL syntax below:
http://igsmap1.indiana.edu/wmsconnector/com.esri.wms.Esrimap?ServiceName=MAP SERVICE

Replace "MAP SERVICE" with the name of the map service listed below.

MAP SERVICE NAME SHORT DESCRIPTION LONG DESCRIPTION
statewideMain IndianaMap More than 200 statewide layers showing information about coal, environment/biology, geology, hydrology, and infrastructure/demographics
IHAPIMain Indiana Historical Aerial Photos Historic aerial photos, aerial photos indices
fw_boundaries_govt_units Framework - Government Boundaries State, county, municipal, and other government boundaries
fw_cadastral Framework - Cadastral The basis for all land ownership mapping, used to show current rights and interest in real property (parcels) and cadastral reference systems (e.g. Public Land Survey System (PLSS), and Townships and Section lines)
fw_elevation Framework - Elevation Topography and elevations of land surfaces, including elevation contours and Digital Elevation Model (DEM) surfaces
fw_geodetic_control Framework - Geodetic Control Reference system of officially surveyed and monumented Benchmarks and GPS control points
fw_hydrography Framework - Hydrography Surface water features such as lakes, ponds, rivers, streams, canals, and shorelines from the high-resolution National Hydrography Dataset (NHD)
fw_ortho_imagery Framework - Orthoimagery Indiana orthophotography (aerial photos) for 1998, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007
fw_transportation Framework - Transportation Roads, trails, railroads, waterways, and airports; may include street centerline and address range information
cmisMainNew Coal Mine Information System Surface and underground coal mines, mine entrances, mine subsidence areas, and reference layers for southwestern Indiana
pdmsMain Petroleum Database Management System Oil and gas wells, well fields, gas storage areas in Indiana
allenMain Allen County Geologic Atlas Geologic maps for Allen County, Indiana (Fort Wayne), including bedrock geology, surficial geology, unconsolidated thickness, and clay thickness
lakeRimMain LakeRim Maps GIS data layers for Lake, Porter, and LaPorte Counties in northwestern Indiana


For example, to connect to the Geodetic Control Framework WMS service enter:
http://igsmap1.indiana.edu/wmsconnector/com.esri.wms.Esrimap?ServiceName=fw_geodetic_control



Connecting to ArcIMS Services from ArcMap

ESRI ArcMap software users can load IndianaMap layers directly into their software using ArcIMS Server services.

The example below shows how to add ArcIMS Server services in ESRI ArcMap:

1. Open ArcMap.

2. Click the "Add Data" button.

3. In the Add Data dialog box, from the "Look In" drop-down menu, choose "GIS Servers."

4. Double-click "Add ArcIMS Server."

5. Enter the URL for the server: http://inmap.indiana.edu, and click on "Get List." After the list displays select "All Services (recommended)," or "Just the following services(s)" and click the check box next to the data services desired, and then click OK.

(Note: The ArcIMS Services available are the same as the services listed in the table in Step 5 of the WMS instructions above.)

6. The service will now display in the Add Data dialog. Select it and click on "Add."

7. You can now select one or more map services (layers) and click "Add" to load the map services into ArcMap.

8. After you've established the connection the first time, you can add additional services (layers) by simply repeating Steps 6 and 7.

 

Additional Web Map Services

For other services, just insert one of the URLs below in Step 5 above

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