GET /glacier_outlines
Summary: Get Glacier Outlines
Operation ID: getGlacierOutlines
Auth: none
Operation ID: getGlacierOutlines
Auth: none
Description
Retrieve glacier outline polygons with optional filtering by glacier ID, name, bounding box, or other attributes. Returns GeoJSON feature collection.
Parameters (10)
BBOX
(string, query, optional)
Bounding box filter in format minX,minY,maxX,maxY (e.g., -180,-90,180,90)
Constraints: {'pattern': '^[-+]?[0-9]*\\.?[0-9]+,[-+]?[0-9]*\\.?[0-9]+,[-+]?[0-9]*\\.?[0-9]+,[-+]?[0-9]*\\.?[0-9]+$'}
COUNT
(integer, query, optional)
Maximum number of features to return (default: no limit)
Constraints: {'minimum': 1, 'maximum': 10000}
CQL_FILTER
(string, query, optional)
Common Query Language filter. Examples: glac_id='G008134E46298N', glac_name LIKE '%Alp%', BBOX(entity_geom,-10,40,20,60), db_area > 1
PROPERTYNAME
(string, query, optional)
Comma-separated list of properties to return. Omit for all properties.
REQUEST
(string, query, required)
Operation name - GetFeature
Constraints: {'enum': ['GetFeature']}
SERVICE
(string, query, required)
Service type - must be WFS
Constraints: {'enum': ['WFS']}
SORTBY
(string, query, optional)
Property name to sort results by. Use + for ascending, - for descending.
TYPENAME
(string, query, required)
Feature type name - GLIMS:GLIMS_Glacier_Outlines
Constraints: {'enum': ['GLIMS:GLIMS_Glacier_Outlines']}
VERSION
(string, query, required)
WFS version - must be 2.0.0
Constraints: {'enum': ['2.0.0']}
outputFormat
(string, query, optional)
Output format (default: application/json)
Constraints: {'enum': ['application/json', 'application/json; subtype=geojson', 'text/xml; subtype=gml/3.2', 'application/gml+xml; version=3.2']}
Examples (3)
| Title | Type | URL | Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic WFS GetFeature request for all glacier outlines | curl |
https://www.glims.org/glims/cgi-bin/mapserv?SERVICE=WFS&VERSION=2.0.0&REQUEST=GetFeature&TYPENAME=GLIMS:GLIMS_Glacier_Outlines&outputFormat=application/json |
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| Get glacier outlines within Swiss Alps bounding box | curl |
https://www.glims.org/glims/cgi-bin/mapserv?SERVICE=WFS&VERSION=2.0.0&REQUEST=GetFeature&TYPENAME=GLIMS:GLIMS_Glacier_Outlines&BBOX=6.0,45.8,10.5,47.8&outputFormat=application/json |
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| Get glacier outlines filtered by name pattern | curl |
https://www.glims.org/glims/cgi-bin/mapserv?SERVICE=WFS&VERSION=2.0.0&REQUEST=GetFeature&TYPENAME=GLIMS:GLIMS_Glacier_Outlines&CQL_FILTER=glac_name%20LIKE%20%27%25Alp%25%27&outputFormat=application/json |
Probe History
Status Codes
| Time | Status | Latency | Size |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-23 10:38:11.115343 | 404 | 983ms | |
| 2026-03-23 10:35:57.621226 | 404 | 652ms | |
| 2026-03-23 09:19:21.996447 | 404 | 550ms |