OGC WMC Standard | Web Map Context Format

OGC Web Map Context (WMC) Standard

This standard specification applies to the creation and use of documents which unambiguously describe the state, or “Context,” of a WMS Client application in a manner that is independent of a particular client and that might be utilized by different clients to recreate the application state.

Documents

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Document title	Version	OGC Doc No.	Type
OpenGIS Web Map Context Implementation Specification	1.1	05-005	IS
OpenGIS Web Map Context Documents Corrigendum 1		08-050	ISC
Web Map Context Documents	1.0	03-036r2	D-IS
Web Map Context Documents	0.1.7	03-036	D-RFC
Web Map Context Documents	0.1.4	02-066r1	D-RP

Official model files and encoding schemas

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Overview

This specification states how a specific grouping of one or more maps from one or more map servers can be described in a portable, platform-independent format for storage in a repository or for transmission between clients. This description is known as a “Web Map Context Document,” or simply a “Context.” A Context document includes information about the server(s) providing layer(s) in the overall map, the bounding box and map projection shared by all the maps, sufficient operational metadata for Client software to reproduce the map, and ancillary metadata used to annotate or describe the maps and their provenance for the benefit of human viewers. A Context document is structured using eXtensible Markup Language (XML). If you are interested in a more powerful alternative that supports web services beyond WMS consider using OWS Context.