WMS:What's new in WMS version 9.1

The WMS software development team is excited about the release of WMS 9.1! This page lists the exciting new features that have been added to WMS 9.1.

What's new in WMS 9.1

Support of new GIS and CAD File Formats for Import and Export

Add Data Command

The Add Data command in the Get Data toolbar allows you to read many formats of vector and raster GIS data. After reading the data, it can be viewed or converted to a format that can be used for hydrologic modeling in WMS.

Raster Display Options

If you have read raster elevation data using the add data command or if you have online data that contains raster elevations, there are various options for displaying hill shading on the raster data. You can also convert any raster elevation data to a DEM.

GIS Vector Data Conversions

GIS Vector Data can be converted to a shapefile. Once your GIS data are converted to a shapefile, they can be used in any of the hydrologic modeling computations for tasks like computing curve numbers and infiltration coefficients.

Raster Data Conversions

Raster data with information about land use or soil type can be converted to a land use or soil type grid by right-clicking on the layer. USGS NLCD and European CORINE Land use data can also be downloaded for anywhere in the United States and Europe using the Get Data tool. More information about the new data sources available in WMS 9.1 can be viewed here.

WMS DEMs can be exported to several digital elevation file formats, including the following:

GeoTiff, BIL, ERDAS Imaging IMG, Surfer ASCII Grid, Surfer Binary Grid, USGS ASCII DEM, XYZ ASCII Grid, ArcInfo ASCII Grid, DXF 3D Point, Float/Grid, DTED, MapInfo Grid, GlobalMapper Grid, and Windsim GWS. All these files as well as many other formats can also be imported using the Add GIS Data button.

Vector/Shapefile Data Conversions

Vector and Elevation Data to various formats

GIS Module

GIS Module

TIN Elevations from LandXML Files

LandXML Files

DGN, DWG, and other CAD File Support

DGN file support

Multiple DEMs

Clip DEMs and merge multiple DEMs from different sources into a single DEM

Improved Web Service (Online Data) Tools

Online Data Works Seamlessly (no waiting for the data to download)

Updated Get Data Dialog

Model Improvements

GSSHA Snowmelt

Reading HEC-RAS Water Surface Elevations

Import Storm Drain Attributes to SWMM model such as names, shapes, diameters, lengths, and upstream and downstream invert elevations

Bug fixes

To view the list of bugs fixed in WMS 9.1, visit the WMS bugfix page.