[wms-dev] WMS/WFS with global or regional coverage?

[Andrew Hallam]

Steve Morris wrote:
> I guess I was wondering whether all of the original capability files 
> elements are transferred to the database.  For example, looking at the 
> Buncombe County NC Maps capabilities file on GIDB, I can't find the 
> layer-specific abstracts and keywords that are available for some of the 
> data in a capabilities file directly from Buncombe.  I was wondering if 
> there was a way to jump directly from GIDB to those original 
> capabilities files for background detail on the data if desired. 

I was also wondering about this. Another example: The Sentinel Hotspot 
maps are published by Geoscience Australia[1], yet the Capabilities 
document[2] available at the GIDB portal suggests that this service is 
available from a US military organisation.

Andrew


[1] http://sentinel.ga.gov.au/acres/sentinel/index.shtml
[2] 
http://columbo.nrlssc.navy.mil/ogcwms/servlet/WMSServlet/Australia_Fire_Sentinel_Maps.wms?SERVICE=WMS&REQUEST=GetCapabilities