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Billions of dollars worth of digital maps and earth images which could not previously be accessed and used without special skills and software, have become an integral part of the information infrastructure, thanks to the OpenGIS® Web Map Server Interface Implementation Specification.

Using ordinary web browsers, software conforming to this specification can automatically overlay map images obtained from multiple map servers, regardless of map scale, projection, coordinate system or format. Maps and images such as transportation routes, land use and ownership, zoning, watersheds, elevation, population density, average income, aerial photos, cell phone coverages, and pipelines can now be viewed and integrated online by users around the world.