 | WMS Information of the BGR Hannover |  |
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In the following information about the here provided service are given.
| WMS-Title: | BGR Groundwater: WHYMAP |
| Abstract: | The World-wide Hydrogeological Mapping and Assessment Programme (WHYMAP) compiles data on groundwater from national, regional and global sources, and visualises them as printed maps, web map application and web map service. Internet: http://www.whymap.org/ |
| Copyright: | The information made available shall be quoted as follows in case of reuse: Data source: WHYMAP, (C) BGR Hannover & UNESCO Paris |
| URL for WMS-Requests: | http://www.bgr.de/Service/groundwater/whymap/? |
| URL for GetCapabilities-Request: | http://www.bgr.de/Service/groundwater/whymap/? REQUEST=GetCapabilities&VERSION= 1.1.1&SERVICE=WMS& |
| URL for GetMap-Request: | http://www.bgr.de/Service/groundwater/whymap/? REQUEST=GetMap&SERVICE=WMS& VERSION=1.1.1&LAYERS=Hydrogeo1, ice&SRS=EPSG:4326&BBOX=-180,-90, 180,90&WIDTH=500&HEIGHT=250& FORMAT=image/png |
| Layers: | |
| Groundwater | |
| Groundwater resources and recharge | groundwater resources and recharge (three main hydrogeological units and up to five different recharge categories) |
| area of low rainfall | area of low rainfall ( < 200 mm/year) |
| area of saline groundwater | area of saline groundwater ( > 5g/l total dissolved solids) |
| Surface Water | |
| continuous ice sheet | No further information |
| major river | No further information |
| large freshwater lake | No further information |
| large saltwater lake | No further information |
