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- Contractor Data Orders: Why Was My Download Request Rejected?
- Download Data by Area of Interest
- Downloading Data as a Contractor
- Downloading data in the Data Services Platform (DSP)
- Downloading Large Datasets
- Downloading Risk of Flooding from Surface Water (RoFSW) data
- Downloading Survey Data
- How Do I Use WFS Layers?
- How to create an account on Defra Data Services Platform (DSP)
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- Understanding The Metadata Dates Displayed For Datasets On The DEFRA Data Services Platform & Data.Gov.Uk
- What Browsers Are Supported?
- What is the Defra Data Services Platform (DSP)
- Who can register on the Defra Data Services Platform (DSP)
- Why Can't I Always Download An Entire Dataset?
- Why Can’t I See Any Layers Listed Underneath The WMS I Have Added In QGIS?
- Why Clearing Cache In A Browser Is Important And How To Do It
- Why Do I Get An Error Message When Loading WMS Or WFS Data?
Why Do I Get An Error Message When Loading WMS Or WFS Data?
Created: 11 February 2019 Updated: 12 May 2023
Web Map Services (WMS) and Web Feature Services (WFS) are data feeds that provide geographic data directly into your Geographic Information System (GIS) software without the need for you to download the data itself.
The link to a WMS or WFS service looks like an internet URL (web address), but it does not work in the same way. To use a WMS or WFS feed, you will need to copy this URL into your GIS software.
If you try to open a WMS or WFS URL in an internet browser, it will not work, and an error message will appear "Query Parameters must include request"
Query Parameters must include Request
or
"The webpage cannot be found"
To view the WMS or WFS information in a browser, you need to complete the link with a query parameter statement, like this one:
?REQUEST=GetCapabilities&SERVICE=WMS - for WMS services
?REQUEST=GetCapabilities&SERVICE=WFS - for WFS services