The First Base Solutions Web Map Service (WMS) provides repeated access, by your entire enterprise, to one of the largest collections of high resolution orthophoto datasets in Canada (see our Coverage), for one low price. Choose from some of the most popular GIS, CAD, or mapping applications to connect from your workstation directly to the First Base Solutions WMS. With this service you can view your data overlaid on high-quality orthophoto or update your view of the Public Google Earth with more current high-resolution data.
For more information please contact us at wms-support@firstbasesolutions.com or to register for a trial subscription visit us here.
A WMS is a standard protocol developed and maintained by the Open GeoSpatial Consortium (OGC). This protocol allows a client application to request an image, over the Internet to a web service, such as the First Base Solutions WMS. The WMS will then dynamically create a view of the requested data and streams it back to the client application, positioning it in its correct geospatial location.

First Base Solutions Web Map Service Users who are familiar with the First Base Solutions MapWarehouse,
have enjoyed the speed of purchasing and delivering geospatial data within minutes, through an e-commerce transaction.
With the FBS WMS, we have been able to reduce delivery times to mere seconds. FBS WMS customers can: