README.md

wmsdownload

Python tool for downloading WMS data for offline use.

DISCLAIMER

Be aware that some WMS services have licensing restrictions which prohibit downloading the data for offline use.

How to use it

python wmsdownload.py [-h] -u URL [-l LAYER [-f DATA_FORMAT]
                      -r RESOLUTION -o OUTPUT [-p PROJECTION] [-x] |
                      [-a] [-i INFO] [-s SEARCH]]

  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -u URL, --url URL     URL of the WMS server.
  -l LAYER, --layer LAYER
                        Name of the layer that should be downloaded.
  -f DATA_FORMAT, --data-format DATA_FORMAT
                        Format of the data to be downloaded (raster or
                        vector).
  -r RESOLUTION, --resolution RESOLUTION
                        Set resolution (in Meters) of the data that will be
                        downloaded.
  -o OUTPUT, --output OUTPUT
                        File to which data will be saved.
  -x, --overwrite       Overwrite existing file.
  -a, --list-all        Print a list of available layers.
  -i INFO, --info INFO  Get more info about a specific layer.
  -s SEARCH, --search SEARCH
                        Find a keyword in the available layers. Searches in
                        name, title and abstract.
  -p PROJECTION, --projection PROJECTION
                        Set the projection of the output file as EPSG code
                        (e.g. WGS84 --> EPSG:4326; CH1903/LV09 -->
                        EPSG:21781).
  -bb BOUNDINGBOX, --boundingbox BOUNDINGBOX
                        Specify the area of interest for downloading data.
                        Format: minx,miny,maxx,maxy (no spaces between numbers
                        and comma!).

LICENSE

This software can be distributed freely under the GPL v2 license. Please see the LICENSE file for more information.

(c) Copyright 2014, Philipp Meier.