WCS1 (Web Coverage Service) allows downloading raster data, for example, orthoimagery or digital elevation model.

After downloading the data, they can be used for any purposes fulfilling the users’ needs.


Below is a list of WCS services published by the Head Office of Geodesy and Cartography:

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Orthoimagery

Service typeService name and parametersData sample Service URL
WCS service graphicOrthoimagerypobierz próbkę danychCopy URL
WCS service graphicHigh Resolution Orthoimagerypobierz próbkę danychCopy URL
WCS service graphicTrue Orthopobierz próbkę danychCopy URL
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Digital Terrain Model

Service typeService name and parametersData sample Service URL
WCS service graphicDigital Terrain Model – Arc/Info ASCII Gridpobierz próbkę danychCopy URL
WCS service graphicDigital Terrain Model – GeoTIFFpobierz próbkę danychCopy URL
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Digital Surface Model

Service typeService name and parametersData sample Service URL
WCS service graphicDigital Surface Model – Arc/Info ASCII Gridpobierz próbkę danychCopy URL

These services can be used in any software which supports WCS client functionality, e.g. QGIS.

1Web Coverage Service (WCS) is an international standard for sharing spatial data on the Internet in raster form. Technical standards are available on the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) website: http://www.opengeospatial.org/standards/wcs.