Adding Geospatial Data from a Web Mapping Service (WMS)
MAGIC has created a WMS to replace data that was once served using ER Mapper's ECW plugin. This service allows users using GIS software to read in geospatial datasets into their GIS programs. The original data are in a variety of formats but what is displayed on the users machine is a PNG file. This allows for the data to be served quickly and easily over the internet.
Data that is currently served on this server includes:
- 1934 Connecticut Aerial Photography
- 2004 Connecticut Aerial Photography
- 1997 Connecticut USGS topographic map mosaic
- Connecticut Historical Aerial Photography Indexes
- 1859 Connecticut Map by Clark and Tackabury
- Check out our complete listing of data layers
To access the data:
Users of ArcGIS 9.3 - (if you use ArcGIS 9.2 scroll down or click here)
1. In ArcMap click on the add data button 
2. In the Add Data window select GIS Servers from the Catalog drop down window
3. In the Add Data GIS Servers Window select Add WMS Server
4. In the Add WMS Server Window enter MAGIC's WMS address in the URL window
MAGIC's WMS address - http://72.248.187.142/wms/wms.exe?
Leave the Version window set as Default version
5. Click on the Get Layers button. The available layers will be shown in the Server Layers window. Click OK.
6. The Cadcorp SIS Web Map Server on www.econmap.com server will appear in the GIS Servers window. Double click on the Cadcorp SIS Web Map Server.
7. The Cadcorp SIS Web Map Server link will appear in the next window. Select Cadcorp SIS Web Map Server and click Add.
8. Select Cadcorp SIS Web Map Server and click Add
9. The available layers will appear in the Add Data window. Select the data you wish to view and click on Add.
10. The data will appear in ArcMap. The user will be able to view the data but not query the information.
Users of ArcGIS 9.2 -
1. In ArcMap click on the add data button
2. In the Add Data window select GIS Servers from the Catalog drop down window
3. In the Add Data GIS Servers Window select Add WMS Server
4. In the Add WMS Server Window enter MAGIC's WMS address in the URL window
MAGIC's WMS address - http://72.248.187.142/wms/wms.exe?
5. Click on Get Layers. The available layers will be shown in the Server Layers window. Click OK.
6. The Cadcorp SIS Web Map Server on www.econmap.com server will appear in the GIS Servers window. Double click on the Cadcorp Cadcorp SIS Web Map Server.
7. The Cadcorp SIS Web Map Server link will appear in the next window. Once you click OK all of the data in the WMS will be added to your Table of Contents in ArcMap in a Decimal Degrees format. In ArcGIS 9.3 the user has the option of selecting individual layers to pull into ArcMap, a significant upgrade.
8. The data will appear in ArcMap. The user will be able to view the data but not query the information.
