[Talk-ca] Useful WMS URL

[Sam Vekemans]

Cool,
Thanks, i'll try it out :)

and all the features you see on it are available via. CanVec2osm &
maybe a bit more.

I think that this is handy for local area mappers for sure.
The tracing wont be the same as actually copying the geometry directly
(the geometry is identical to whats available (it was is the same
source), but it might be easier than taking the learning curve and be
able to cross-reference that everything means.

The icons that nrcan uses are a bit different than what OSM has, and
if OSM doesnt have it yet, i have it listed in the chart.

Thanks,
I'll be broadcasting the method to get the WMS layer on my next
tinychat.com/Acrosscanada show :)

Just need to remember to add the attribution tag indicating that it
came from 'Natural Resources Canada'

(adding came from 'geobase' would be incorrect)

Indicating that it came from source=toporama would be also great to.
I would indicate that on the changeset (hopefully JOSM will have that
preset available soon)

cheers,
Sam

P.S. Austin, are there other options for WMS layers? or is this that
we have to work with available (as the best available?)


On 11/24/09, Austin Henry <ahenry-osm at canoe.staticcling.org> wrote:
> I thought I'd share A little tidbit that I've been finding useful lately
> while editing.  It's a WMS url for Toporama (aka geogratis data).  It is
> really nice for use in JOSM while tracing GPS tracks.
>
> http://wms.ess-ws.nrcan.gc.ca/wms/toporama_en?LAYERS=limits%2Cvegetation%2Cdesignated_areas%2Chydrography%2Chypsography%2Cfeature_names&SERVICE=WMS&VERSION=1.1.1&REQUEST=GetMap&STYLES=&EXCEPTIONS=application%2Fvnd.ogc.se_inimage&FORMAT=image%2Fpng&
>
> It's got the Limits, Vegetation, Designated Areas, Hydrography,
> Hypsography and Feature Names layers turned on, and makes a nice base
> map for me.  Their site has lots more information on what all the layers
> are, in case that list was greek (I was to me until I read their site).
>
> peace,
> 	Austin.
>
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