daRasmussen / MapsInTerminal

A WMS client for the terminal

MapsInTerminal

A WMS client for the terminal.

MapsInTerminal is a simple command line utility to view maps in the terminal using a WMS service.

Supports WMS version 1.1.1 and 1.3.0. Might work with other versions, but that is untested.

Tested on GNU/Linux, but might work on other Operating Systems aswell.

License

Mozilla Public License, v. 2.0

Usage

mapsint http://some-wms-service/my/wms mylayer --crs epsg:3857 --center 1750000,8650000

Controls

Pan: arrow keys
Zoom: +/-
Reset view: backspace
Exit: escape

More advanced options includes:

• WMS version
• WMS format
• WMS styles
• image gutter
• image scaling
• authentication
• axis order
• resolution (units/pixel)

To see all options run: mapsint --help

It is possible to set default values for options by creating a file named .MapsInTerminal in the user's home directory:

{
   "crs": "EPSG:3006",
   "format": "image/png",
   "style": null,
   "version": "1.1.1",
   "center": "593000,6902000",
   "res": 2048,
   "gutter": 0,
   "scaling": 1,
   "auth": null,
   "invert": false
}

Dependencies

• python 2.7
• requests
• Pillow
• pager
• img2txt.py

Installation

cd MapsInTerminal
pip install .