OGC WMTS (Web Map Tile Service) Reader Parameters

WMTS Connection

URL

The URL for the WMTS server. A typical URL specifying a WMTS server looks like:

http://www.mywmtsserver.com/wmts?SERVICE=WMTS&REQUEST=GetCapabilities

Note  This implementation of WMTS supports only Key Value Pair (KVP) encoding. Please ensure that the target WMTS server supports KVP.

Layer

After you have completely specified the connection, click the Browse button to select layers for import. A connection window appears while the system compiles a list from the WMTS server.

Once the layer list appears, you can select one of the layers, and then click OK to dismiss the window. The layer name will appear in the layer list field in the Reader Parameters box.

Prefer Dataset URL

This option prioritizes the WMTS source URL to build the GetTile request.

It will not use the defaults from the GetCapabilities result returned by the WMTS server.

Preferred URL Encoding

This option prioritizes using either RESTful or KVPs encoding with the GetTile requests.

If the server does not support RESTful but supports KVPs, then KVPs encoding will still be used.

Continue on Tile Image Error

This option instructs the reader to continue downloading and reading tiles when the current tile results in an image reading error.

Use Network Authentication

Advanced

Layer Options

Format

Click the browse button (...) to open the Select Format dialog for selecting the GetTile request format. Select a format and click OK.

Tile Matrix Set

Click the browse button (...) to open the Tile Matrix Set dialog. Select a tile matrix set option and click OK.

This parameter allows you to select one of the predefined sets of tiles that the WMTS server provides.

Tile Matrix (Resolution)

Click the browse button (...) to open the Time Matrix (Resolution) dialog. Select the target resolution and click OK.

This parameter allows you to pick the resolution/zoom-level of the returned layer. The higher the resolution, the more tiles need to be retrieved from the server. When choosing a higher resolution, it is recommended to narrow down the area of interest by specifying a Tile Selection Method (refer to Tile Selection Options for more information).

Style

Click the browse button (...) to open the Style dialog. Select a Style and click OK.

If not specified, the server uses the default style method specified in the GetCapabilities document. If no default style was specified, the first style option will be selected.

Tile Selection Options

OGC WMTS layers are represented by a variable number of raster tiles depending on the resolution/zoom-level of the request. The WMTS Reader allows you to choose the zoom level by specifying a Tile Matrix which corresponds to a particular zoom-level.

Typically, servers provide an arbitrary scale for zoom-levels (for example, 0 to 20, where 0 provides the least resolution and 20 provides the most resolution). Some servers may have a defined scale (for example, 1000m to 1m, where 1000m provides the least resolution and 1m provides the most resolution).

When choosing a higher resolution, it is recommended to use one of the Selection Types listed below to reduce the number of tiles returned from the server.

WMTS servers divide the layer into a number of tile rows and columns. FME allows you to query specific tile(s) by choosing a selection type.

Selection Type

The Selection Type can be one of four options:

Schema Attributes