[Qgis-user] Acess to ArcIMS server with QGIS.

[Alex Mandel]

On 04/29/2012 07:20 AM, Kerick Leite wrote:
> Is there some way to acess a ArcIMS server from within QGIS? I've done some
> research in the web, and could find some indications it can be done with
> Openlayers(refs. 1,2), but I didn't find any specific instructions on how
> to do it.
> 
> The server in question is located at maps.bdep.gov.br, and often I need to
> acess it due to work. In ArcGIS its possible to add the server as a source
> in arcinfo, and visualize and work with the layers directly. But I could
> not find how to do the same in QGIS, and end having to download each layer
> beforehand, what is quite cumbersome.
> 
> References:
> 
> 1 - http://www.geowebdeveloper.com/2009/04/13/arcims-support-for-openlayers/
> 2 -
> http://download.osgeo.org/qgis/doc/presentation/bern2010/qgis_bern_2010_openlayers_plugin.pdf
> 
> Thanks,
> Kerick
> 

If it supports any of the OGC standards then it's easy (eg. WMS, WFS,
etc). I don't think they added those until ArcGIS Server though. To find
running ArcIMS machines is kinda rare. I imagine there are some hacks to
get at the data.

The reality is you might need to download ahead of time or take the
openlayers ArcIMS code and tweak it to work similar to the WMS code in QGIS.

Good Luck,
Alex