Activities and Assignments
WMTS Capabilities (Map Service)
First look at example given on this ArcGIS Online for developer’s page. In this exercise you will use WorldTime Zones map, its URL: https://sampleserver6.arcgisonline.com/arcgis/rest/services/WorldTimeZones/MapServer/WMTS
Send GetCapabilities request and explore XML file you got as response to your request.
WMTS getTile request
Generate getTile request with tileMatrix parameters equal to 1 and 2. There is a good explanation with example here.
Look at your results. How many tiles cover the world with tileMatrix =1? How many tiles cover the world with tileMatrix =2? Explain how did you find out it?
Request Central Asia tile with tileMatrix parameter equal to 3.
Open in QGIS
Use QGIS WMS/WMTS connection and open WorldTimeZone WMS. Zoom in and zoom out the WorldTimeZone map. You see the tiles you observed by sending getTile request.
Explain advantages of WMTS while working with BIG (er) Data as images.