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(Technology Preview) OGC WFS Service - WFS Import Dialog

Used to create a connection to a Web Feature Service (WFS), a standard from the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC). You can also import features using this dialog.

You can access this dialog from the following.

  • Ribbon: Geospatial Context > OGC WFS Service > WFS


SettingDescription
URL Use to specify URL of the WFS server to access. You can manually enter the URL or use the Server List button to select a saved server address.
Connect Use to create the connection to the specified server.
Server List Use to add, remove, or select frequently used servers.
Flip Co-ordinate

Avoids queried features being rotated or flipped.

Note: WFS 1.0.0 servers specify the axis order for geographic coordinates as longitude/latitude (X/Y). WFS 2.0.0 servers specify the axis order as latitude/longitude (Y/X). This may result in queried features being rotated or flipped.
Add Layers Use to add the layers of this connection in your active layers list present in the right panel. Activates when you click on connect to the selected URL.
Remove Layers Use to remove one of the active layers. You can select the desired layer to remove in the right panel and click Remove Layer button.
Level Manager Use to generate one new level per imported layer.

OR

Use to add all the imported instances of all the layers to the active level.

Import Imports all the instances of all the active layers that overlap the extent of the active view.
Close Closes the connection to the server and the WFS Import dialog.