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ForWarn II maps on WMS Map Viewer

It is a pleasure to announce that an interesting set of maps from ForWarn II is available on WMS Map Viewer. Following this link you may access the rich collection of maps that the service offers.
For more information see here.

A web map collection

A collection of maps that may be projected through WMS Map Viewer is released. The collection named "WMS Map Gallery" is accessible through the interface of the map viewer application and also as a stand alone web site  in https://rodispantelis.github.io/WMSMapGallery/.

WMS Map Gallery is intended to be a growing collection of maps open for contribution from its users. It is hosted in github so anyone may contribute to the collection by adding files to the repository.

A paper on WMS Map Viewer

A scientific paper describing WMS Map Viewer is just released.
More details on this blog post.

WMS Map Viewer web app has just been updated

The web app of WMS Map Viewer has just been updated after 6 months of developing the new version. The new version includes cool new features, like building your own basemap, and some bug fixes.
I hope you will enjoy it and please feel free to leave below any comments on it.

https://wms-viewer-online.appspot.com/

Browse Sentinel maps on WMS Map Viewer

The Sentinel satellite Missions produce daily high quality images of the earth which are valuable sources of information. One productive way of using this information is by projecting these images on multi-layer maps. Let's do this by using Sentinel-hub, one of the many sources of acquiring Sentinel imagery, and WMS Map Viewer. 

First it is necessary to access Sentinel-hub configurator. It is the place where you configure your personal maps layers; how you care to see Sentinel imagery. The configuration includes dates and imagery bands. After creating a free or paid account on the configurator you and login.

It is easy to locate in the first screen you see your personal ID. It is of the form "xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx" where x denotes alphanumeric characters. 

Using the drop down menu you may apply advanced configurations to the services like determining the date of the satellite images the bands you will view e.t.c. In case you keep the standard configurations and you don't change anything the available map layers are 

AGRICULTURE, GEOLOGY, NDVI, TRUE_COLOR, BATHYMETRIC,

 FALSE_COLOR_URBAN, MOISTURE_INDEX, SWIR

Now let's get to WMS Map Viewer. After opening the app, zoom to a small area (like a city) as large area imagery is not supported. Then it is only necessary to apply the URL of your Sentinel map layers and their names, one at a time. So, on the top of the screen on the URL: field apply

https://services.sentinel-hub.com/ogc/wms/xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx

(replace the x's with your real ID)

then on the LAYER: field type the name of the layer that you configured on the configurator, or any of the default layers. Hit or choose "View Layer" from the "View" menu and here is your Sentinel imagery. 

On the top of it you may easily display other maps embedded on the application, or define new layers and choose "Overlay Layer" from the "View" menu. This function is the most important benefit from going through all this trouble as it enables you on creating multi-layer maps.

The "Layers" button on the top of the screen provides you with access to all recently open layers on the application and the ability to edit them. Also the "Save to File" option creates html files with the current location and all the opened layers stored in them.

Austria Basemaps on WMS Map Viewer

A new update of WMS Map Viewer on line adds webmaps of Austria from basemap.at to the application. Support of the maps is in beta version, so some instabilities may occur.

WMS Map Viewer on appspot

WMS Map Viewer on line is also available on appspot.
Google Cloud provides a powerful infrastructure suitable for the future expansion of the application.
Find it in https://wms-viewer-online.appspot.com

Map This Way update

Map This Way is just updated!!!
This update mainly corrects some bugs and incompatibilities with Android 6.0.
Looking forward for your feedback.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mapthisway&hl=en

Elevation capabilities added to WMS Map Viewer on line

Two interesting new features are added in WMS Map Viewer on line
For the first one, simply click on any location of any open map and on the bottom of the screen you will see its coordinates as well as its altitude. The altitude feature is powered by geonames.org
The second feature regards connections to the Web Map Service of GEBCO which may be found on the maps section of the application. Elevation data may also be retrieved from there using the GetFeatureInfo function of the service.

https://wmsviewer-rodis.rhcloud.com/

On GIS Lounge

An article about WMS Map Viewer on GIS Lounge.

https://www.gislounge.com/wms-map-viewer/

Save and Share your map layers

There is a new useful feature in WMS Map Viewer on line, it was actually added a few weeks ago and now we can talk about it as has passed all debugging tests. It is the ability to store all open map layers in an HTML file. The file includes all the information needed to open the app exactly as you view it while creating the file. So just click on the save and share option from the Tools menu and choose the file creation. The produced file is a simple HTML file which may be opened from any browser on any device in any OS and open your map layers. You may even share the file or put ot on your server for anyone to see and use.

https://wmsviewer-rodis.rhcloud.com

Check This Place app as browser addon

Using Check This Place web app you may make fancy posts on social media about locations that include interactive maps.
Now the app is released as a Firefox addon providing an easy access to the app.

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/check-this-place/

It is also available as a Chrome extension.

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/check-this-place/ibiabbadedmdgfbjapelppcmbdbopdal

Generate Random Numbers with a browser addon

Generate random integer and decimal numbers and also random binary sequences with this Firefox addon

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/generate-random-numbers/

or this Chrome extension.

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/generate-random-numbers/dkpdmehddeobidnkhjmfocmpbomjiahj

Web Maps as a Chrome extension

It is very useful for an applicatoon to appear as a browser extension and to function from within the browser's interface. 

WMS Map Viewer on line also has a Chrome extension.

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/wms-map-viewer-on-line/cpiokkjcjgiabafjancfgfdogefnihpk?hl=en

Web Maps as a browser addon

A new feature of WMS Map Viewer on line is an addon for Firefox. Installing the addon, enables users to launch the app from within the toolbar of Firefox and enjoy the features of the app.


https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/wms-map-viewer-on-line/

Display web maps in fullscreen mode, create and display KML files

A video that demonstrates how to display web maps in full-screen and how to create KML files in WMS Map Viewer on line.
These features are fully compatible with Firefox and Chrome and only partially compatible with Internet Explorer and Edge.

https://wmsviewer-rodis.rhcloud.com/

Special Discount

Until the 8th of March get Data Collection Android app only for 0.59 €.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rodis.datacollection&referrer=utm_source%3Dgoogle%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_term%3Dpantelis+rodis+data+collection&pcampaignid=APPU_1_G-C3WJKjK4L-aOaegugK

A useful new feature on WMS Map Viewer on line

WMS Map Viewer on line was recently updated adopting an interesting new feature.
By tapping the layers button on the top of the page, the users may access the list of map layers that were recently visited.
Using the list the maps may be displayed again.
There is also the capability of saving the list to a file and load it on the app at any later time from any other computer, tablet or smartphone.
On this way you may take your maps on the go.

https://wmsviewer-rodis.rhcloud.com/

New User Interfaces

The user interfaces of WMS Map Viewer On Line, Check This Place and KML / Web Map Viewer are redesigned so as to adjust in small and large screens improving user experience. Try them.