2-9. Add a WMS data source

Add a WMS layer using the direct connection flow.

1. On the Layers tab, add a new interface group called Land Cover. Inside it, click Add layer followed by Add layer card. Create a layer called World Cover 2021 with a suitable description (e.g. "Classification of land cover from Sentinel 2 data") and attribution ("ESA World Cover", https://esa-worldcover.org/en).

2. On the card, select + Add dataset → Direct Connection → Add WMS. Enter the following service details:

   • Service URL:

   https://mapproxy.terrascope.be/mapproxy/service
   

   • Layer name:

   esa-worldcover-map-10m-2021-v2_map
   

   Then click Add source.

3. Export your current configuration so that you have a saved copy.

4. Select Preview. The World Cover WMS renders on the map with your chosen attribution and description in the info panel. Your configuration should now look something like this.

   

No legend yet

You will notice that there is no legend for this layer, so it is hard to understand what the colours mean. We will address this in tutorial 5 - working with categorical data.

See WMS / WMTS / WFS for the full reference.