GIS Integrations

WMS — Web Map Service

WMS — Web Map Service

OGC-compliant Web Map Service (WMS 1.3.0) serving orthophoto raster images. Each site appears as a named layer; individual captures are sub-layers. Compatible with QGIS, ArcGIS, Global Mapper, GDAL, and any WMS-capable client.

URL

https://app.raad.com/wms

Setup in QGIS

  1. Go to Layer → Add Layer → Add WMS/WMTS Layer
  2. Click New, name the connection Raad WMS, and set the URL to https://app.raad.com/wms
  3. Open the Authentication tab → click the green + → choose HTTP Header auth
  4. Set header name Authorization, value Bearer YOUR_MAP_ACCESS_TOKEN, and save
  5. Click OK → Connect — the layer tree loads all your sites and captures
  6. Expand a site, select the capture you want, and click Add
  7. Right-click the new layer → Zoom to Layer to navigate to it

Note: Extents in QGIS may display in EPSG:3857 (large numbers like -9112286…). This is normal reprojection from WGS84 into your project CRS — the underlying data is correctly positioned.

Setup in ArcGIS Pro

  1. On the Insert tab → Connections → New WMS Server
  2. Set the URL to https://app.raad.com/wms
  3. Expand Custom request headers, add Authorization → Bearer YOUR_MAP_ACCESS_TOKEN
  4. Click OK — in the Catalog pane, expand the connection and drag a layer onto the map

Validate with a Direct GetMap Request

To confirm a layer is rendering, use curl (substitute your token, layer UUID, and bounding box):

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_MAP_ACCESS_TOKEN" \
  "https://app.raad.com/wms?SERVICE=WMS&VERSION=1.1.1&REQUEST=GetMap\
&LAYERS=RUN_UUID_HERE&SRS=EPSG:4326\
&BBOX=-81.89,33.50,-81.85,33.54&WIDTH=512&HEIGHT=512&FORMAT=image/png" \
  --output preview.png

Using WMS 1.1.1 with SRS=EPSG:4326 avoids the axis-flip behaviour of 1.3.0.