WMS GetFeatureInfo (Tile Layer)

Issuing GetFeatureInfo requests with a WMS tiled source

This example shows how to trigger WMS GetFeatureInfo requests on click for a WMS tile layer. Additionally layer.getData(pixel) is used to change the mouse pointer when hovering a non-transparent pixel on the map.

main.js

import Map from 'ol/Map.js';
import TileLayer from 'ol/layer/Tile.js';
import TileWMS from 'ol/source/TileWMS.js';
import View from 'ol/View.js';

const wmsSource = new TileWMS({
  url: 'https://ahocevar.com/geoserver/wms',
  params: {'LAYERS': 'ne:ne', 'TILED': true},
  serverType: 'geoserver',
  crossOrigin: 'anonymous',
});

const wmsLayer = new TileLayer({
  source: wmsSource,
});

const view = new View({
  center: [0, 0],
  zoom: 1,
});

const map = new Map({
  layers: [wmsLayer],
  target: 'map',
  view: view,
});

map.on('singleclick', function (evt) {
  document.getElementById('info').innerHTML = '';
  const viewResolution = /** @type {number} */ (view.getResolution());
  const url = wmsSource.getFeatureInfoUrl(
    evt.coordinate,
    viewResolution,
    'EPSG:3857',
    {'INFO_FORMAT': 'text/html'},
  );
  if (url) {
    fetch(url)
      .then((response) => response.text())
      .then((html) => {
        document.getElementById('info').innerHTML = html;
      });
  }
});

map.on('pointermove', function (evt) {
  if (evt.dragging) {
    return;
  }
  const data = wmsLayer.getData(evt.pixel);
  const hit = data && data[3] > 0; // transparent pixels have zero for data[3]
  map.getTargetElement().style.cursor = hit ? 'pointer' : '';
});

index.html

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
  <head>
    <meta charset="UTF-8">
    <title>WMS GetFeatureInfo (Tile Layer)</title>
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="node_modules/ol/ol.css">
    <style>
      .map {
        width: 100%;
        height: 400px;
      }
    </style>
  </head>
  <body>
    <div id="map" class="map"></div>
    <div id="info">&nbsp;</div>

    <script type="module" src="main.js"></script>
  </body>
</html>

package.json

{
  "name": "getfeatureinfo-tile",
  "dependencies": {
    "ol": "10.2.1"
  },
  "devDependencies": {
    "vite": "^3.2.3"
  },
  "scripts": {
    "start": "vite",
    "build": "vite build"
  }
}