DESCRIPTION

v.in.wfs imports OGC WFS maps (Web Feature Service) from external servers.

EXAMPLES

Import of GRASS user map: 

# run in LatLong location:
v.in.wfs url="http://mapserver.gdf-hannover.de/cgi-bin/grassuserwfs?" output=grass_users

v.db.select grass_users where="name ~ 'Markus'"

Download 25 ship wrecks from LINZ data service:
(first create yourself a free API key at http://data.linz.govt.nz/p/web-services/) 

# run in LatLong location:
URL='http://wfs.data.linz.govt.nz/<PUT YOUR API KEY HERE>/wfs?'

# download available layers to wms_capabilities.xml
v.in.wfs -l url="$URL"
From that file we learn that the shipwreck layer is called "v:x633" and that EPSG code 4326 (LatLong WGS84) is a supported SRS for this data layer. 
v.in.wfs url="$URL" output=linz_hydro_25_wrecks name="v:x633" srs="EPSG:4326" max=25

REQUIREMENTS

The OGR library on the system needs to be compiled with Xerces C++ XML Parser support (for GML).

SEE ALSO

g.region, r.in.wms, v.in.ogr

AUTHORS

Markus Neteler, Hamish Bowman

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