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Hi Richard, Sorry about that. The SERVICE parameter requirement slipped in during the integration of the ncWMS code into the TDS. I have fixed the problem in our code. It should be fixed on our motherlode server in a few days. Ethan > I know the WMS Server on motherlode is "considered experimental" but I > wondered if anyone had mentioned that it appears not to be fully OGC > compliant? > > Specifically according to the OGC specification (v. 1.3.0 - > http://portal.opengeospatial.org/files/?artifact_id=14416) the SERVICE > parameter is only required for a GetCapabilities() request but the > service on motherlode requires SERVICE for a GetMap() request. > > Attempts to submit a WMS GetMap() request without the SERVICE parameter > yields the following response: > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?> > - > <http://motherlode.ucar.edu:8080/thredds/wms/fmrc/NCEP/GFS/Global_onedeg > /runs/NCEP-GFS-Global_onedeg_RUN_2009-05-15T00:00:00Z?version=1.3.0&requ > est=GetMap#> <ServiceExceptionReport version="1.3.0" > xmlns="http://www.opengis.net/ogc" > xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" > xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.opengis.net/ogc > http://schemas.opengis.net/wms/1.3.0/exceptions_1_3_0.xsd"> > <ServiceException>Must provide a value for parameter > SERVICE</ServiceException> > </ServiceExceptionReport> > > This means that any client applications that do conform to the OGC > standard cannot consume data via this implementation of the WMS > interface. > > Are there any plans to correct the problem? > > Thanks, > > Richard Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: FMI-790390 Department: Support THREDDS Priority: Normal Status: Closed