To Add an Image from WMTS (Web Map Tile Service)

You can incorporate web-based raster image data that have been published to a public web server using the WMTS (Web Map Tile Service) open standard developed by the Open GIS Consortium (OGC).

To connect to a WMTS server

  1. In Display Manager, click DataConnect To Data.
  2. In the Data Connect window, select Add WMTS Connection in the Data Connections By Provider list.
  3. Under Connection Name, type a name for this connection.
  4. Specify the URL for the WMTS server.
  5. Specify the WMTS version of the data you want.
  6. If you want to set proxy settings, click Show Proxy Settings.
  7. Click Use Proxy Settings.
  8. Specify the following:
    • Enter the address of the proxy server you want to access.
    • Indicate the port number for the proxy server address. The port number can be anything from 1 to 65,535.
    • Specify a user name to gain access to the proxy server.
    • Enter a password, if necessary.
  9. Click Connect.

To add a WMTS-based image to your map

  1. Connect to a WMTS server as described above.
  2. Click Connect.
  3. If necessary, enter your user name and password.
  4. In the Add Data To Map area, select the images to include.

    If this source contains only a single image, that image is selected automatically. If it contains multiple images, you can right-click any of them and choose Select All or Select None.

  5. For each image you select, click the Style entry to choose one of the available styles.
  6. Click Add To Map.