GeoServer 2.28.3 — Proprietary raster tile & grid coverage services. WMS · WCS · WMTS · GeoWebCache. Cloud-optimized GeoTIFF & ImageMosaic.
OGC Web Map Service — request georeferenced map images rendered from raster coverage layers. Supports GetCapabilities, GetMap, and GetFeatureInfo. Ideal for QGIS, ArcGIS, Leaflet, OpenLayers.
OGC Web Coverage Service — download raw raster coverage data with full radiometric resolution. Supports spatial subsetting, reprojection, and format conversion (GeoTIFF, GML+coverage). Ideal for analysis workflows in QGIS, ArcPy, GDAL, and Python/R.
OGC Web Map Tile Service — serves pre-rendered, cached tiles from GeoWebCache. Dramatically faster than WMS for basemap/background layer use. Supports REST and KVP request styles. Tile sets are pre-seeded by workspace.
GeoWebCache TMS/XYZ tile endpoint for Leaflet, OpenLayers, and MapboxGL. Uses standard Z/X/Y tile addressing. Tiles are browser-cacheable for 24h.