[OSGeo Africa] Adding the NGI 50 cm colour orthophotography as WFS

[Heidi Van Deventer]

:)

yes sorry, I was a bit slow. Thanks Time, it works like a dream in QGIS.

Problem solved!
Heidi


>>> Tim Sutton <tim at kartoza.com> 08/07/2016 10:09 >>>
Hi Heidi

> On 08 Jul 2016, at 10:02 AM, Heidi Van Deventer <HvDeventer at csir.co.za> wrote:
> 
> Hi Tim
> 
> thanks, yes I meant a Web Map Service.
> 
> The website you sent gives the following error "mapserv(): Web application error. Traditional BROWSE mode requires a TEMPLATE in the WEB section, but none was provided. "'
> 

Just open QIGS, (or your *cough* other GIS app) and add a new WMS connection using that URL and it will work.

Regards

Tim

> Heidi
> 
> 
>>>> Tim Sutton <tim at kartoza.com> 08/07/2016 09:52 >>>
> Hi
> 
>> On 08 Jul 2016, at 8:16 AM, Heidi Van Deventer <HvDeventer at csir.co.za> wrote:
>> 
>> Dear list
>> 
>> can anyone advise whether the NGI 50 cm colour orthophotography is available as a WFS in QGIS?
>> 
> 
> Do you mean WMS? If so you can use this unofficial URI:
> 
> http://aerial.openstreetmap.org.za/wms-ngi-aerial 
> 
> I'm not sure if it has the most current imagery in it though - grant slater from OSM could probably comment on that...
> 
> Regards
> 
> Tim
> 
> 
>> Kind regards,
>> Heidi
>> 
>> 
>> Dr. Heidi van Deventer
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