Mapping Toolbox functions and classes facilitate interaction with Web Map Service (WMS) servers. WMS servers follow a standard developed by the Open Geospatial Consortium, Inc. (OGC) and provide access to a wealth of geospatial information. With the new features you can search a built-in database of prequalified WMS servers and layers; retrieve customized geographic data sets and related metadata; and control the style, extent, and other characteristics of rendered maps. See the wmsfind reference page or the Searching the WMS Database section for more information. For information about the latest updates to the server database, see the release notes.