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<strong>Web</strong> <strong>Map</strong> <strong>Service</strong><br />

Fundamentals<br />

The Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) is an application-level protocol for distributed,<br />

collaborative, hypermedia information systems. The <strong>Web</strong> <strong>Map</strong> <strong>Service</strong> uses<br />

HTTP for the transfer of information. Specifically two methods are used. They are<br />

described in detail in this section.<br />

In this section:<br />

• WMS <strong>Server</strong> Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28<br />

• HTTP GET . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28<br />

• Basic Authentication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28<br />

• Layers and Styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29<br />

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