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 map.forEachLayerAtPixel is used to change the mouse pointer when hovering a non-transparent pixel on the map.

main.js

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

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 pixel = map.getEventPixel(evt.originalEvent);
  const hit = map.forEachLayerAtPixel(pixel, function () {
    return true;
  });
  map.getTargetElement().style.cursor = hit ? 'pointer' : '';
});

index.html

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
  <head>
    <meta charset="UTF-8">
    <title>WMS GetFeatureInfo (Tile Layer)</title>
    <!-- Pointer events polyfill for old browsers, see https://caniuse.com/#feat=pointer -->
    <script src="https://unpkg.com/elm-pep"></script>
    <!-- The line below is only needed for old environments like Internet Explorer and Android 4.x -->
    <script src="https://cdn.polyfill.io/v3/polyfill.min.js?features=fetch,requestAnimationFrame,Element.prototype.classList,URL,TextDecoder,Number.isInteger"></script>
    <style>
      .map {
        width: 100%;
        height:400px;
      }
    </style>
  </head>
  <body>
    <div id="map" class="map"></div>
    <div id="info">&nbsp;</div>
    <script src="main.js"></script>
  </body>
</html>

package.json

{
  "name": "getfeatureinfo-tile",
  "dependencies": {
    "ol": "6.6.1"
  },
  "devDependencies": {
    "parcel": "^2.0.0-beta.1"
  },
  "scripts": {
    "start": "parcel index.html",
    "build": "parcel build --public-url . index.html"
  }
}