Adding Aerial Imagery as WMS to ERDAS IMAGINE
1. Navigate to File > Open > Web Service.
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2. Once the Open Web Service window opens, complete the following steps:
Add the URL:
https://services.hxgncontent.com/streaming/wms?
Enter your user credentials
Change the drop-down from Auto to WMS 1.1.1
Click on “Test”
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3. Once the connection has been established, click the check box for HxGN_Imagery and click on OK.
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How to optimize performance
Change the WMS projection to EPSG:3857.
Navigate to the WMS tab. Change projection to EPSG: 3857 and click “Continuous Roaming.”
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Change the viewer projection.
1. Navigate to the Help tab and search for “projection.” Click on “Set Viewer Projection.”
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2. Select the Standard tab, and search for EPSG:3857 under the Find Projection section. Select “WGS 84 / Pseudo-Mercator (3857)” and click on OK.
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