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When do I get an error in getfeatureinfo?
The GetFeatureInfo response returns an XML structure containing error information if the WMS service detected an error. You will always receive an error if the HTTP request is improperly formatted or a required parameter is missing. Common error messages are: Missing mandatory REQUEST parameter.
How does the getfeatureinfo request in ESRI work?
GetFeatureInfo provides feature information by identifying a point on a map based on its pixel location. The GetFeatureInfo request embeds many of the parameters required in the GetMap request along with parameters specific to querying layers.
Is the getfeatureinfo request optional in OGC WMS?
The GetFeatureInfo request embeds many of the parameters required in the GetMap request along with parameters specific to querying layers. In the OGC WMS specification, GetFeatureInfo is optional. The specification leaves the response format open, and there is no standard.
What is the XML format for getfeatureinfo.xsl?
The application/vnd.ogc.wms_xml format is an XML format, and the referenced XSL stylesheet is wms_featureinfo.xsl. A typical response looks like the following. The fields are listed alphabetically inside a FeatureInfoResponse tag. A separate FIELDS tag exists for each returned feature for each layer.
Is the getfeatureinfo parameter optional in ESRI?
In the OGC WMS specification, GetFeatureInfo is optional. The specification leaves the response format open, and there is no standard. ESRI uses stylesheets that are described in the section Output formats. The following parameters can be appended to the GetFeatureInfo request.
Which is the default HTML format for getfeatureinfo?
For example, the following is a GetFeatureInfo request along with its response in the default HTML format:
Is the getfeatureinfo request optional in ESRI?
The GetFeatureInfo request embeds many of the parameters required in the GetMap request along with parameters specific to querying layers. In the OGC WMS specification, GetFeatureInfo is optional. The specification leaves the response format open, and there is no standard. ESRI uses stylesheets that are described in the section Output formats.
When to customize a WMS getfeatureinfo response?
In many cases, the default HTML, XML, or plain text response is appropriate, but there may be a situation when you want to customize the response format or schema to execute specific business logic. For example, for interoperability reasons, you might want to get the feature information back in a standard schema such as GML or GeoJSON.