WMS. WFS. WCS. You have seen the acronyms. Here is what they actually mean — and why they matter for your work.
WMS (Web Map Service) — serves map images. Your application requests a map, the server renders and returns it. Read-only.
WFS (Web Feature Service) — serves the actual geometries and attributes as data you can query, filter, and download. Read and write.
WCS (Web Coverage Service) — serves raster data (satellite imagery, DEMs). Pull raw pixel values, not just rendered images.
Why this matters:
If your tools and data are OGC-compliant, they talk to each other — regardless of vendor. Your QGIS connects to your cloud GIS. Your web application pulls from your data hub. Everything is interoperable.
If they're not — you're locked in.
OrionGIS and the OrionSpatial Data Hub are fully OGC-compliant. Connect them to QGIS, ArcGIS, or any standards-based application directly.
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