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For testing purposes you can use "http://tile.openstreetmap.org"

wmsLayer

To make use of a WMS server you have to use the option for wmsLayer.

• url : Base url for the wms server. This is everything before the text "VERSION=" in the url. Use & to include a &
• layer name : Layer name to display. It's the part after the text "LAYERS=" till the next & or ; in the url. To find the layer names enter the url that ends withs "request=GetCapabilities" in a browser.

You can request the capabilities of a WMS server by entering a url in your browser. The url you need to enter to do so is the base url of the server (anything before the '?' character) with "?request=GetCapabilities&service=WMS" added to it. For example, if your WMS server can be found at www.mywmsserver.com, the url you need to enter to request its capabilities is: www.mywmsserver.com?request=GetCapabilities&service=WMS

Some additional explanation for a few of the elements that can be configured for a <wmsLayer>:

• <url> : Base url for the wms server. This is everything before the text "VERSION=" in the url. Use & to include a &
• <wmsVersion> : Since 2018.02. Version of the wms server. Between different versions, the formatting of the url to get the wms layer may differ. FEWS currently supports version 1.1.1 (used by default and used in versions older than 2018.02) and version 1.3.0.  To find the versions a WMS server supports, you can request its capabilities as described above.
• <wmsLayerName> : Layer name to display. It's the part after the text "LAYERS=" till the next & or ; in the url. To find the layer names a WMS server has, you can request its capabilities as described above.
• <vendorParameter> : Any parameters you need FEWS to pass in the url in each request it sends to the WMS server. For example, if you wish to configure a wms layer and your WMS server supports several "Styles", you can ensure that FEWS requests the correct style by adding a vendorParameter element with name="Styles" and value="the value you want". To find the styles supported by a WMS server, you can request its capabilities as described above. 

 Note that the wmsLayers configured in the geoMap will be used as a background layer and will not be animated over time. If you wish to show a wms layer that contains time series data, you should configure a <gridPlot> which contains a <wmsLayer> element for the layer instead. More information on configuring animated wms layers can be found on the Grid Display configuration page. 

<wmsLayer id="meteosat">
   <url>http://geoservices.knmi.nl/cgi-bin/METEOSAT9_DEMO.cgi?&amp;SERVICE=WMS&amp;</url>
   <wmsLayerName>IR108</wmsLayerName>
   <cacheDir>$REGION_HOME$/wms_meteosat_cache</cacheDir>
</wmsLayer>

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