Adding a WMS Server - MapInfo_Pro - 2023

To access a WMS server, you must add it to the list of available servers. We have entered some servers for you to get started with. We cannot guarantee that these sites will remain active, only that they were active as of this writing.

To add a WMS server:

1. On the PRO tab, click Options, and Web Services to open the Web Services Preferences dialog box.
2. On the WMS tab, click Servers to display the WMS Servers List dialog box.
3. Click Add to display the WMS Server Information dialog box. Here you can add the new web server address and description in the fields provided.
   Note: The WMS Server Information dialog box also displays when you click the Edit button in the WMS Servers List to allow you to change these entries.
4. Type the WMS's URL in the Server URL field. Click Test URL to ensure that MapInfo Pro can locate the server. Click Get Description to get the server provided description or type in a description.
5. If you know the connect times, send times, or receive times for this server are particularly long or unusually short, you may want to override the default values for this server.
   Note: This step is not required.

   To establish specific overrides for this server, select the Override Default Values check box and enter new values, as appropriate, in the following fields:

   Connect Timeout – Indicates the amount of time (in seconds) allowed to establish an Internet connection request to a Web Map server. If the request takes longer than this value, a timeout occurs. The default connect timeout is 60 seconds.

   Send Timeout – Indicates the amount of time (in seconds) allowed to send an Internet request to a Web Map server. If the request takes longer than this value, a timeout occurs. The default send timeout is 60 seconds.

   Receive Timeout – Indicates the amount of time (in seconds) allowed to begin to receive a response from a request from a Web Map server. The download can take longer than the timeout, but the response has to occur within the timeout setting. The default receive timeout is 300 seconds.

6. If you want to limit the amount of time it takes to retrieve a map or if your map does not require a great deal of detail, you may want to override the standard number of pixels that are retrieved.
   Note: This step is not required.

   To establish specific GetMap Pixel limits, select the Override Default Values check box and enter new values, as appropriate, in the following fields:

   Max Width – Specifies the maximum number of pixels for a GetMap request in the X direction.

   Max Height – Specifies the maximum number of pixels for a GetMap request in the Y direction.

   Note: To set the default GetMap Pixel limits for all WMS servers, see Improving WMS Map Image Resolution.
7. When you have completed these selections or entries, click OK.