Loading WMTS/WMS and WFS Layers in QGIS Clients

You can connect to SGS in your QGIS viewer to access WMTS/WMS and WFS layers. First create a New WMTS/WMS or WFS Connection and then select the layer to access.

To create a new WMTS/WMS or WFS connection:

1.     From the Layer menu, select Data Source Manager.

2.     In the Navigation pane, select WMTS/WMS or WFS.

3.     In the Layers tab, click New. The Create a New WMTS/WMS Connection or Create a New WFS Connection dialog is displayed.

To connect to only public layers on SGS:

1.     In the URL field enter the following:

§  For WMTS: https://[ServerName]/sg/[SiteName]/Streamer.ashx?request=GetCapabilities&Version=1.0.0&Service=WMTS
E.g., https://cloud.skylineglobe.com/SG/Demos/Streamer.ashx?request=GetCapabilities&Version=1.0.0&Service=WMTS  

§  For WMS: https://[ServerName]/sg/[SiteName]/Streamer.ashx?
E.g., https://cloud.skylineglobe.com/SG/Demos/Streamer.ashx?

§  For WFS: https://[ServerName]/sg/[SiteName]/Streamer.ashx?
E.g., https://cloud.skylineglobe.com/SG/Demos/Streamer.ashx

2.     Click OK.

3.     In the Data Source Manager, click the Layers tab, and select the new connection’s name.

4.     Click Connect.

5.     Select the layer to access.

6.     Click Add and Close.

To connect to non-public layers on SGS using an access token, follow the instructions below. See the "Access Token" property in the "Managing Users" chapter for information. 

1.     In the URL field enter the following:

§  For WMS: https://[ServerName]/sg/[SiteName]/[token]/Streamer.ashx?
E.g., https://cloud.skylineglobe.com/SG/demos/ac47c01a9b174273adfa18a0abdc308f/Streamer.ashx?

§  For WMTS: https://[ServerName]/sg/[SiteName]/[token]/Streamer.ashx?request=GetCapabilities&Version=1.0.0&Service=WMTS
E.g., https://cloud.skylineglobe.com/SG/demos/ac47c01a9b174273adfa18a0abdc308f/Streamer.ashx?request=GetCapabilities&Version=1.0.0&Service=WMTS

§  For WFS: https://[ServerName]/sg/[SiteName]/[token]/Streamer.ashx?
E.g., https://cloud.skylineglobe.com/SG/demos/ac47c01a9b174273adfa18a0abdc308f/Streamer.ashx?

Note:        It is recommended to use WMTS since it is a faster and more efficient way of distributing data than WMS because the tile sets are pre-generated.

2.     Click OK.

3.     In the Data Source Manager, click the Layers tab, and select the new connection’s name.

4.     Click Connect.

5.     Select the layer to access.

6.     Click Add and Close.