National Wetlands Inventory

National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI) Wetlands Layer:


Visit the Wetlands Layer index page for more information.

Contact Information:


You can also email the FWS Customer Service Center, or call 1.800.344.WILD (1.800.344.9453).

Web Map Services (WMS)

WMS iconGeospatial Wetlands Data is also available through an Open GIS Consortium (OGC) Web Map Service (WMS).

WMS service name: FWS_Wetlands_WMS Projection: GCS, NAD83 

OGC Version: 1.3

WMS address:  http://107.20.228.18/ArcGIS/services/FWS_Wetlands_WMS/mapserver/wmsserver?

WMS service properties:

Layers
Wetlands Data Alaska
Continental US
Continental US Scanned Maps
Hawaii
Pacific Trust Islands
Puerto Rico/Virgin Islands
Wetlands Metadata and Status Alaska Metadata
Alaska Status
Continental US Metadata
Continental US Status
Hawaii Metadata and Status
Pacific Trust Islands Metadata and Status
Puerto Rico/Virgin Islands Metadata and Status
Riparian Status Riparian Status
Riparian Data Riparian

 

Connecting to the Wetlands WMS in ESRI' ArcGIS

  1. Launch ArcCatalog.
  2. Under the “GIS Servers” directory in the explorer window on the left, double click on “Add WMS Server” to open the Add WMS Server dialog box.
  3. Enter the WMS address specified at the top of this page in the URL text box.
  4. Click on the “Get Layers” button to view the service and layer information.
  5. Click on the “OK” button to add the connection and view it in ArcCatalog. You will see the connection show up under “GIS Servers”
  6. This WMS connection will now also be available in ArcMap under “GIS Servers” after you select “add data”.

Note: it is best if you load a base reference layer to help you get oriented with the Wetlands data.

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