OpenStreetMap as WMS | Christian Spanring

Another option to integrate rendered OpenStreetMap images in a GIS desktop client or web application is to add OpenStreetMap as OGC compliant Web Map Service. For the European continent such a service is now provided by the German WhereGroup.

The service is available as a free basic WMS (GetCapabilities), updated biannually, and two commercial versions, updated daily, for specific map customization needs and high performances.

OpenStreetMap is on the way to become a serious alternative map source in professional GIS environments. The question how the professional GIS community responds to Creative Commons licensing will surely open some interesting debates anytime soon.

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Jaakl

These http://www.osmwms.de do not work in MapInfo Professional 8.5 either. It shows initially something in Bremen in very general level, but zooming in brings only to white images. Usually I have no issues opening different WMS servers with the software, when the servers are properly configured.
mikeE63

Look at http://www.osmwms.de
jaakl

Btw, the WMS does not work with MapInfo Professional. It gives error something like WFS (sic!) SERVICE parameter is missing. I guess MapInfo gets confused with the long URL with a lot of extra parameters, service URL should be wrapped to a shorter format without map file and other MapServer-specific WMS parameters (I've seen that which are problematic with several clients).