Service Metadata

Open Web Services (WCS, WFS, WMS, and WPS) use common metadata definitions to describe the service offered and indicate any restrictions on use.

WMS Service Metadata

These elements are described in the following table. Though these field types are the same regardless of service, their values are not shared. As such, parameter definitions below refer to the respective service. For example, enable on the WFS Service page, enables WFS service requests and has no effect on WCS or WMS requests.

Field	Description
Enabled	Specifies whether the respective services --WCS, WFS or WMS-- should be enabled or disabled. When disabled, the respective service requests will not be processed.
Strict CITE compliance	When selected, enforces strict OGC Compliance and Interoperability Testing Initiative (CITE) conformance. Recommended for use when running conformance tests.
Maintainer	Name of the responsible party (organization, company, or person) that maintains the service instance.
Online Resource	Defines the top-level HTTP URL of the service. Typically the Online Resource is the URL of the service "home page." (Required)
Title	A human-readable title to briefly identify this service in menus to clients. (Required)
Abstract	Provides a descriptive narrative with more information about the service.
Fees	Indicates any fees imposed by the service provider for usage of the service. The keyword NONE is reserved to mean no fees and fits most cases.
Access Constraints	Describes any constraints imposed by the service provider on the service. The keyword NONE is reserved to indicate no access constraints are imposed and fits most cases.
Keywords	List of terms that are associated with the service to aid in cataloging and searching.