Access to the service is free for anyone (i.e. companies, institutions, citizens). No authentication is required.

The Feature Service (WFS) is an open standard developed by the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) aimed at the creation of web services for sharing geographic objects that can be displayed as distinguished elements making up a map.

Thus, the WFS allows users not only to display geographic data using GIS software, but also to analyze all their features. Moreover a copy of the original data can be contextually downloaded.

In accordance with the Directive (EU) 2019/1024, the Italian Military Geographic Institute has published a WMTS service for displaying data relating to the national land boundaries and toponyms of Italy.

A metadata sheet containing all needed information is also associated with the service. This sheet can also be consulted via the National Catalog for Spatial Data (RNDT).

Please enter the link “Access the service” via a specific software or a geographic information system (GIS).

An Internet connection and a GIS software are required.

The services allows consultation and downloading of the following data:

• national land boundary;

• geographic names of Italy.

This service is released under the CC BY 4.0 license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ) so it is free. It is possible to distribute, adjust, create derivative works, even for commercial purposes, provided that the source is acknowledged.

The IGM is not responsible for any type of direct, indirect or accidental damage resulting from the use of the information collected through the aforementioned service.

The service was published on May 2024 and is always active. There is currently no deadline.

Below the links to access the WFS service and metadata sheet:

• national land boundary:

  • WFS Service: https://www.igmi.org/porta-magna/wfs/au?request=GetCapabilities

  • Metadata: https://www.igmi.org/porta-magna/meta/service_wfs_au.xml

• Geographic names:

  • WFS Service: https://www.igmi.org/porta-magna/wfs/gn?request=GetCapabilities

  • Metadata: https://www.igmi.org/porta-magna/meta/service_wfs_gn.xml

Legislative references

- Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council;

- Directive 2019/1024 of the European Parliament and of the Council;

- Commission Implementing Regulation 2023/138.

This service is released under the CC BY 4.0 license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ), so it is free. It is possible to distribute, adjust, create derivative works, even for commercial purposes, provided that the source is acknowledged.

IGM is not responsible for any type of direct, indirect or accidental damage resulting from the use of the information collected through the aforementioned service.

For technical support, please send an e-mail to dbsn@igmi.org