Tile Map Service

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TMS
Developed by	OSGeo
Type of format	Container format
Container for	XML, JPEG, PNG
Open format?	Yes: GNU LGPL

Tile Map Service or TMS, is a specification for storing and retrieving cartographic data, developed by the Open Source Geospatial Foundation. The definition generally requires a URI structure which attempts to fulfill REST principles. The TMS protocol fills a gap between the simplistic standard used by OpenStreetMap and the complexity of the Web Map Service standard, providing simple urls to tiles while also supporting alternate spatial referencing system.

Support

TMS is most widely supported by web mapping clients and servers; although there is some desktop support, the Web Map Service protocol is more widespread for enterprise mapping applications. The OpenLayers JavaScript library supports TMS natively, while the Google Maps API allows URL templating, which makes support possible for developers. TileCache is one of the most popular supporting servers, while other servers like mod_tile and TileLite focus on the de facto OpenStreetMap standard.

WMTS

TMS was succeeded in OGC standards by the OpenGIS Web Map Tile Service Implementation Standard. ^[1]

References

↑ "OpenGIS Web Map Tile Service Implementation Standard". OGC. March 9, 2010. Retrieved November 22, 2012.

External links

TMS Specification, OSGeo-Wiki

Free software server implementation of the TMS specification:

v t e Standards of the Open Geospatial Consortium (formerly Open GIS Consortium)

CSW GeoRSS GeoSPARQL GML KML O&M OGC Reference Model SensorML SFA SLD SRID TransducerML TMS WCS WFS WMS WMTS WPS WRS

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