FAQ: Why Can't I Use the Select Features Tool to Select Features from a WMS Layer?

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Web Map Service (WMS) layers are raster layers. ArcMap does not support selection sets on raster layers. In addition, the WMS specifications do not include selection requests.

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Why can't I use the Select Features tool to select features from a WMS layer?

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