National Geographic Institute (NGI)

CartoWeb.be WMS

OGC Web Map Service 1.3.0 serving the CartoWeb.be topographic base map of Belgium (TOPO, TOPO-GREY, OVERLAY, CROSSBORDER, CROSSBORDER-GREY renderings). A beta endpoint carries upcoming versions.

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Documentation
https://ngi.be/aanbod/digitale-geodata/cartoweb-be/

Other Resources

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GetCapabilities
https://artifacts.apis.io/ngi-be/openapi/ngi-be-cartoweb-wms-capabilities.xml
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GetCapabilities
https://artifacts.apis.io/ngi-be/openapi/ngi-be-cartoweb-wms-beta-capabilities.xml
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WMS
https://cartoweb.wms.ngi.be/service?request=GetCapabilities&service=WMS&version=1.3.0
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APIsJSON
https://artifacts.apis.io/ngi-be/apis.yml

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API entry from apis.yml

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: ngi-be:cartoweb-wms
name: CartoWeb.be WMS
description: OGC Web Map Service 1.3.0 serving the CartoWeb.be topographic base map of Belgium (TOPO,
  TOPO-GREY, OVERLAY, CROSSBORDER, CROSSBORDER-GREY renderings). A beta endpoint carries upcoming versions.
humanURL: https://ngi.be/aanbod/digitale-geodata/cartoweb-be/
baseURL: https://cartoweb.wms.ngi.be/service
tags:
- WMS
- OGC
- Maps
properties:
- type: GetCapabilities
  url: openapi/ngi-be-cartoweb-wms-capabilities.xml
- type: GetCapabilities
  url: openapi/ngi-be-cartoweb-wms-beta-capabilities.xml
- type: WMS
  url: https://cartoweb.wms.ngi.be/service?request=GetCapabilities&service=WMS&version=1.3.0
- type: Documentation
  url: https://ngi.be/aanbod/digitale-geodata/cartoweb-be/