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Web Map Service

Web Map Service

5.7
A computer service that provides maps you can view online
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : Servicio de mapas web
  • The Web Map Service allows users to access and display maps of geographic data on their websites.

Examples

  • By using a Web Map Service, researchers can easily share spatially referenced data with the public.

  • The (Web Map Service) WMS was coming from an external source.

    Blog text (19)

  • Developers can integrate a Web Map Service to dynamically show real-time geographic information.

Synonyms

Web Map Server
vsWeb Map Service
  • Specialized
4.6

A program that makes maps for websites from information about places

is broader, covering both that software and the protocol using GIS standards

How Dynamic

Web Map Server
  • Specialized
4.6
Web Map Service
  • Specialized
5.7
map
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Web Map Service singular
Web Map Services plural

Morphology

web + map + service

The phrase is directly compositional: 'web' (online) + 'map' (chart of locations) + 'service' (something provided), so a learner who knows those words can infer it is an online service that provides maps. While the entry includes technical details (protocol/GIS standards) a B1 learner would grasp the basic meaning and purpose from the constituents without specialist knowledge.

Etymology

Web Map Service is like an online shop that 'serves' maps when people ask for them: web = the internet, map = a picture of places, and service = something given to a user. So, it means 'a system that provides maps online when asked'.