OGC WCS
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OGC WCS (Web Coverage Service) is an OGC standard that defines web-based access and retrieval of geospatial raster data (coverages) with their full spatial and temporal semantics.
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
OGC standard
ⓘ
geospatial data access standard ⓘ web service specification ⓘ |
| abbreviation | WCS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| accessPattern | request-response ⓘ |
| applicationArea |
earth observation
ⓘ
environmental monitoring ⓘ hydrology ⓘ meteorology ⓘ oceanography ⓘ |
| dataType |
coverage
ⓘ
geospatial raster data ⓘ |
| developedBy | Open Geospatial Consortium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| differenceFromWMS | provides raw coverage data instead of rendered maps ⓘ |
| distinctionFrom | OGC WMS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| domain |
geographic information systems
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geospatial information ⓘ remote sensing ⓘ |
| enables |
coordinate reference system negotiation
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format negotiation ⓘ resampling of coverages ⓘ subsetting of coverages ⓘ |
| fullName | Web Coverage Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | Open Geospatial Consortium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFocus |
coverage data services
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retrieval of geospatial raster data ⓘ web-based access to coverages ⓘ |
| publisher | Open Geospatial Consortium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedStandard |
OGC GML
NERFINISHED
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OGC WCPS NERFINISHED ⓘ OGC WCS EO NERFINISHED ⓘ OGC WFS NERFINISHED ⓘ OGC WMS NERFINISHED ⓘ OGC WPS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| standardType | OGC Web Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportsDimension |
elevation
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other custom dimensions ⓘ space ⓘ time ⓘ |
| supportsEncoding |
GML coverage encoding
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GeoTIFF NERFINISHED ⓘ HDF NERFINISHED ⓘ NetCDF NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportsOperation |
DescribeCoverage
NERFINISHED
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GetCapabilities ⓘ GetCoverage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportsSemantics |
range value semantics
GENERATED
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spatial semantics GENERATED ⓘ temporal semantics GENERATED ⓘ |
| typicalTransportProtocol | HTTP GENERATED ⓘ |
| useCase |
access to climate and weather model outputs
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access to elevation and terrain data ⓘ access to multi-dimensional gridded data ⓘ access to satellite imagery ⓘ |
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