Services¶

GeoServer serves data using standard protocols established by the Open Geospatial Consortium. These services are the primary way that GeoServer supplies geospatial information.

Supports requests for map images (and other formats) generated from geographical data.

• Web Map Service (WMS)

Supports requests for geographical feature data (with vector geometry and attributes).

• Web Feature Service (WFS)

• OGC API - Features

Requests for referenced raster data and imagery.

• Web Coverage Service (WCS)

Pre-rendered georeferenced map tiles generated from vector data, raster data and imagry.

• Web Map Tile Service (WMTS)

Analysis and transformation of geospatial vector data, raster data and imagery.

• Web Processing Service (WPS)

Discovery of geospatial resources using metadata records.

• Catalog Services for the Web (CSW)