WMS Sources

WMS servers
By adding the following text block to the end of  file before the   tag you can get access to additional WMS servers.

 JPL World Map Service http://wms.jpl.nasa.gov/wms.cgi 1.1.1 WMS Server maintained by JPL, worldwide satellite imagery.   Delaware 2002 Aerial Imagery WMS Service http://datamil.delaware.gov/wmsconnector/com.esri.wms.Esrimap/DE_aerial02 1.1.1</Version> Delaware 2002 Aerial Imagery</Abstract> </Server>  Ministry of Sustainable Resource Management, British Columbia, Canada</Name> http://libcwms.gov.bc.ca/wmsconnector/com.esri.wsit.WMSServlet/ogc_layer_service</ServerUrl> 1.1.1</Version> British Columbia data</Abstract> </Server>  GMS Remote Sensing Image Server</Name> http://www.hondalab.star.ait.ac.th/cgi-bin/thaiwms?</ServerUrl> 1.1.1</Version> GMS Landsat 5 Image</Abstract> </Server>

Additional lists

 * Refractions Research
 * Skylab Mobilesystems
 * GIDB OpenGIS WEB SERVICES
 * ExploreOurPla.net with preview.

Set up your own server
It is relatively easy to set up a WMS server, so that you and others can view the data through WorldWind (and indeed a variety of other applications). GeoServer is very easy to set up and configure, while MapServer currently has the best performance.

WMS request format
A URL may look like this: http://wms.jpl.nasa.gov/wms.cgi?request=GetMap&layers=global_mosaic_base&srs=EPSG:4326&width=512&height=512&bbox=-5,45,5,55&format=image/jpeg&version=1.1.0&styles=

and split into parameters togther with corresponding xml tag: