Difference between revisions of "OGC Web Feature Service (WFS)"
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| − | The '''[http://www.opengeospatial.org/ OGC] Web Feature Service (WFS)''' defines an interface that allows a client to retrieve and update features of georeferenced data | + | The '''[http://www.opengeospatial.org/ OGC] Web Feature Service (WFS)''' defines an interface that allows a client to retrieve and update features of georeferenced data. |
The main difference between [[OGC Web Map Service (WMS)|WMS]] and WFS is that WFS gives direct access to the geometry and the attributes of a selected geospatial data, meaning that a user can work with a dataset provided by WFS. In brief, the WFS is the specification to access vector datasets. | The main difference between [[OGC Web Map Service (WMS)|WMS]] and WFS is that WFS gives direct access to the geometry and the attributes of a selected geospatial data, meaning that a user can work with a dataset provided by WFS. In brief, the WFS is the specification to access vector datasets. | ||
'''OGC Web Feature Service specification''': http://www.opengeospatial.org/standards/wfs | '''OGC Web Feature Service specification''': http://www.opengeospatial.org/standards/wfs | ||
Revision as of 18:13, 2 December 2011
The OGC Web Feature Service (WFS) defines an interface that allows a client to retrieve and update features of georeferenced data. The main difference between WMS and WFS is that WFS gives direct access to the geometry and the attributes of a selected geospatial data, meaning that a user can work with a dataset provided by WFS. In brief, the WFS is the specification to access vector datasets.
OGC Web Feature Service specification: http://www.opengeospatial.org/standards/wfs
