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Tile Map Service

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TMS
Developed byOSGeo
Type of formatContainer format
Container forXML, JPEG, PNG
Free format?Yes: GNU LGPL

Tile Map Service or TMS, is a specification for storing and retrieving cartographic data, developed by the Open Source Geospatial Foundation. The definition generally requires a URI structure which attempts to fulfill REST principles.

Support

TMS is most widely supported by web mapping clients and servers, although there is some desktop support, the Web Map Service protocol is more widespread for enterprise mapping applications. The OpenLayers Javascript library supports TMS natively, while the Google Maps API allows URL templating, which makes support possible for developers. TileCache is one of the most popular supporting servers, while other servers like mod_tile and TileLite focus on the de-facto OpenStreetMap standard.

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