+/**
+ * gis_wms_new:
+ * @uri_prefix: the base URL for the WMS server
+ * @uri_layer: the layer the images should be fetched from (wms LAYERS)
+ * @uri_format: the format the images should be fetch in (wms FORMAT)
+ * @prefix: prefix to use for local files
+ * @extension: file extension for local files, should correspond to @uri_format
+ * @width: width in pixels for downloaded images (wms WIDTH)
+ * @height: height in pixels for downloaded images (wms HEIGHT)
+ *
+ * Creates a #GisWms for some layer on a WMS server. The returned #GisWms
+ * stores information about the images so it does not need to be entered each
+ * time a images is fetched.
+ *
+ * Returns: the new #GisWms
+ */