WordPress Google Maps GPX Plugin

The main work is to build the WMS Interface URL, this is a typical one:

http://www.WMS-Server.com/path?Version=1.1.0&Request=GetMap&Service=WMS&WMS=WorldMap&Layers=Earth Image,Borders,Coastlines&Format=image/jpeg&BBox=-20,-40,60,40&SRS=EPSG:4326&Width=400&Height=400

Looks rather cryptic, but don’t panic the main job will be done by the plugin.

This is the place where the WMS Server resides, the part “path“ can be a path, a file or a combination of both.

http://www.WMS-Server.com/path

The configuration starts with the “?“ followed by a couple of attribute/value pairs separated by an “&“.

Depending on the ” Version” you may need different attribute/value pairs to configure the service. For this purpose have a look at the Demis online documentation.

The attributes  BBox , SRS , Width ,Height will be calculated and added by the plugin.

That’s all…

Here you’ll find a reasonable Documentation of the WMS specification.

Try a real Map service using US Topo
Go to the Admin->Settings->Google Maps options page and change the entries inside the WMS Interface section to the following:

WMS Name: TopoUS
Copyright: <a href=”http://msrmaps.com/WebServices.aspx” target=”_blank”>MSRMaps</a>
URL: http://msrmaps.com/ogcmap.ashx?version=1.1.1&request=GetMap&Layers=drg&Styles=&format=image/jpeg
min. Zoom: 15
max. Zoom: 5

SthortCode: [map maptype=TopoUS address="San Francisco, Fort Point"]

This is for the Canaries:

WMS Name:Canaries
Copyright:<a href=”http:/grafcan.es/” target=”_blank”>grafcan</a>
URL:http://idecan2.grafcan.es/ServicioWMS/MT5?REQUEST=GetMap&FORMAT=image/png&LAYERS=WMS_MT5&VERSION=1.1.1
min. Zoom: 20
max. Zoom: 5