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5 Overview of WFS 2.0 Operations 5.1
Introduction
This section shall describe the key WFS 2.0 operations in more detail, describing what the operation does and the query parameters that can be included in a request. Recommendations
may also be included to provide supporting guidance when implementing the WFS 2.0 specification.
5.2 Discovery Operations
5.2.1 GetCapabilities
The GetCapabilities operation generates a response containing a metadata document describing the service. The GetCapabilities response contains the following mandatory and
optional sections:
Service Identification Service Provider
Operation Metadata WSDL optional
Feature Type List Filter Capabilities
Example GetCapabilities requestresponse are available in the supporting zip in the GetCapabilities directory.
5.2.1.1 Service Identification Section
The service identification section contains general information describing the service to facilitate discovery and describe constraints that may affect access. The section shall contain
the following mandatory and optional properties:
Service Identification
Property Description
Obligation OWS 1.1
clause 7.4.4
Title Title of the resource. Typically used for display.
O Abstract
Brief narrative description of the service for display.
O Keywords
One or more keywords used to describe or classify the service to support discovery.
O Service Type
Type of service. This shall be “WFS” by default. M
ServiceTypeVersion Unordered list of versions supported by the server.
At least “2.0.0” should be declared. Note this information is insufficient for version
negotiation the versions supported must be declared on the operations metadata using the
parameter property. M
Profile Unordered list of identifiers of WFS 2.0
O
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Service Identification
Property
Description Obligation
OWS 1.1 clause 7.4.4
Application Profiles implemented by the server. Fees
Summary of any fees that may be incurred to access and use the service. This may be a URL to
an external resource which provides detailed information about any fees.
O
Access Constraints Unordered list of access constraints applied to
ensure the protection or privacy or intellectual property or other restrictions on retrieving or using
the data accessible via the server. O
5.2.1.2 Service Provider
The Service Provider section provides contact information for the organization providing the WFS. It contains the following mandatory and optional properties:
Service Provider Property Description Obligation
OWS 1.1 clause
7.4.5
Provider Name Unique identifier of the organization
responsible for the server. M
Provider Site Reference to a relevant website of the
service provider O
Service Contact Information describing how to contact the
service provider. This section is comprised of the following: i Individual Name; ii
Position Name: iii Contact Info address, phone, email and iv Role
O
5.2.1.3 Operation Metadata
