[gdal-dev] Experiences with the WMS driver

[Momtchil Momtchev]

     gdalinfo does not contact the remote server at all, it extracts all 
the information it displays from the URL.

     Try replacing the hostname with something invalid, keeping all the 
parameters and you will still get the same output.



On 01/01/2022 19:47, Joaquim Manuel Freire Luís wrote:
>
> But if I do
>
> gdalinfo 
> "WMS:http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/wms?SERVICE=WMS&VERSION=1.3.0&REQUEST=GetMap&LAYERS=3170_21483_bg&CRS=CRS:84&BBOX=-180.0,-90.0,180.0,90.0&TRANSPARENT=FALSE"
>
> it seems to work but note the reported sizes and unreasonable resolution.
>
> Data axis to CRS axis mapping: 1,2
>
> Origin = (-180.000000000000000,90.000000000000000)
>
> Pixel Size = (0.000000335276127,-0.000000335276127)
>
> Image Structure Metadata:
>
>   INTERLEAVE=PIXEL
>
> Corner Coordinates:
>
> Upper Left (-180.0000000,  90.0000000) (180d 0' 0.00"W, 90d 0' 0.00"N)
>
> Lower Left (-180.0000000, -90.0000000) (180d 0' 0.00"W, 90d 0' 0.00"S)
>
> Upper Right ( 180.0000000,  90.0000000) (180d 0' 0.00"E, 90d 0' 0.00"N)
>
> Lower Right ( 180.0000000, -90.0000000) (180d 0' 0.00"E, 90d 0' 0.00"S)
>
> Center      (   0.0000000,   0.0000000) ( 0d 0' 0.01"E,  0d 0' 0.01"N)
>
> Band 1 Block=1024x1024 Type=Byte, ColorInterp=Red
>
>   Overviews: 536870912x268435456, 268435456x134217728, 
> 134217728x67108864, 67108864x33554432, 33554432x16777216, 
> 16777216x8388608, 8388608x4194304, 4194304x2097152, 2097152x1048576, 
> 1048576x524288, 524288x262144, 262144x131072, 131072x65536, 
> 65536x32768, 32768x16384, 16384x8192, 8192x4096, 4096x2048, 2048x1024, 
> 1024x512
>
>
-- 
Momtchil Momtchev <momtchil at momtchev.com>

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