WMS MapType

JavaScript library for overlaying WMS content on Google Maps (v3).

Mimics a tiling web service by calculating the Web Spherical Mercator (EPSG:3857, EPSG:900913) bounding box of the visible tiles.

Uses include overlaying weather data (radar, warnings, storm forecasts), satellite imagery, landmarks, topographic features, and other WMS provided content.

Usage

Create a new WMS MapType using the following constructor.

WmsMapType(name, url, params[, options])

name:string: (Required) Name of the MapType
url:string: (Required) Base URL for the WMS
params:object: (Required) Key/value pairs representing WMS params (e.g. layers)
service: The service type [default: 'WMS']
version: The service version [default: '1.1.1']
request: The service request [default: 'GetMap']
format: The image format [default: 'image/png']
transparent: Transparent image [default: true]
width: The image width [default: 256]
height: The image heigh [default: 256]
srs: The projection [default: 'EPSG:3857']
styles: The WMS style(s) [default: '']
layers: (Required) The WMS layer(s) [default: '']
options:object: Extra options for library (e.g. opacity)
opacity: The tile opacity [default: 0.5]
cache: Cache WMS requests [default: false]

Add to a base map using the following method.

addToMap(map[, index])

map:google.maps.Map: (Required) Base map
index:int: Optional layer index

Remove from a base map using the following method.

removeFromMap(map)

map:google.maps.Map: (Required) Base map

Example

var wxRadar = new WmsMapType(
        "NEXRAD Base Reflectivity",
        "http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/cgi-bin/wms/nexrad/n0q.cgi",
        {layers: "nexrad-n0q-900913"},
        {opacity: 0.7});

var wxWarnings = new WmsMapType(
        "NWS Warnings",
        "http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/cgi-bin/wms/us/wwa.cgi",
        {layers: "warnings_p,warnings_c"});

wxRadar.addToMap(map);
wxWarnings.addToMap(map);

Extension

Extended services, like those that accept time or elevation, can also be used with this library.

var wxRadarHistory = new WmsMapType(
        "Historical NEXRAD Base Reflectivity",
        "http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/cgi-bin/wms/nexrad/n0q-t.cgi",
        {layers: "nexrad-n0q-wmst", time: "2014-04-28T21:00:00Z"},
        {cache: true});

wxRadarHistory.addToMap(map);

Notes

Currently optimized for WMS 1.1.1 and does not support WMS 1.3.0 params.

The WMS must support EPSG:3857 or EPSG:900913 SRS.

Acknowledgements

Credit goes to the following resources.

Etc

Beau Grantham
https://www.nologs.org/6EA6595C.asc