Index: Core/Components/src/Core.Components.DotSpatial.Forms/Views/WmtsLocationControl.cs
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diff -u -rcfb8cddfe064c4aa4a1843846968554c918ba58f -r25b9b0e94d71419d3a2f2f92c810f81e1b90a628
--- Core/Components/src/Core.Components.DotSpatial.Forms/Views/WmtsLocationControl.cs	(.../WmtsLocationControl.cs)	(revision cfb8cddfe064c4aa4a1843846968554c918ba58f)
+++ Core/Components/src/Core.Components.DotSpatial.Forms/Views/WmtsLocationControl.cs	(.../WmtsLocationControl.cs)	(revision 25b9b0e94d71419d3a2f2f92c810f81e1b90a628)
@@ -24,7 +24,11 @@
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Windows.Forms;
 using Core.Common.Controls.Views;
+using Core.Components.DotSpatial.Forms.IO;
 using Core.Components.DotSpatial.Forms.Properties;
+using Core.Components.DotSpatial.Layer.BruTile.Configurations;
+using log4net;
+using BaseResources = Core.Common.Base.Properties.Resources;
 
 namespace Core.Components.DotSpatial.Forms.Views
 {
@@ -33,15 +37,17 @@
     /// </summary>
     public partial class WmtsLocationControl : UserControl, IView
     {
+        private static readonly ILog log = LogManager.GetLogger(typeof(WmtsLocationControl));
         private readonly List<WmtsConnectionInfo> wmtsConnectionInfos;
-        private IEnumerable<WmtsCapabilityRow> capabilities;
+        private List<WmtsCapabilityRow> capabilities;
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Creates a new instance of <see cref="WmtsLocationControl"/>.
         /// </summary>
         public WmtsLocationControl()
         {
             wmtsConnectionInfos = new List<WmtsConnectionInfo>();
+            capabilities = new List<WmtsCapabilityRow>();
 
             InitializeComponent();
             InitializeDataGridView();
@@ -57,7 +63,7 @@
             }
             set
             {
-                capabilities = value as IEnumerable<WmtsCapabilityRow>;
+                capabilities = value as List<WmtsCapabilityRow>;
                 UpdateDataGridViewDataSource();
             }
         }
@@ -100,9 +106,20 @@
                                                  true);
         }
 
+        private void UpdateDataGridViewDataSource(IEnumerable<WmtsCapability> wmtsCapabilities)
+        {
+            capabilities.Clear();
+            foreach (var wmtsCapability in wmtsCapabilities)
+            {
+                capabilities.Add(new WmtsCapabilityRow(wmtsCapability));
+            }
+
+            UpdateDataGridViewDataSource();
+        }
+
         private void UpdateDataGridViewDataSource()
         {
-            dataGridViewControl.SetDataSource(capabilities?.ToArray());
+            dataGridViewControl.SetDataSource(capabilities);
         }
 
         #endregion
@@ -125,6 +142,8 @@
             urlLocationComboBox.ValueMember = nameof(WmtsConnectionInfo.Url);
 
             urlLocationComboBox.SelectedItem = selectedItem;
+
+            UpdateConnectToButton();
         }
 
         #endregion
@@ -133,10 +152,35 @@
 
         private void InitializeEventHandlers()
         {
+            UpdateConnectToButton();
+            connectToButton.Click += ConnectToButtonOnClick;
             addLocationButton.Click += AddLocationButtonOnClick;
             editLocationButton.Click += EditLocationButtonOnClick;
         }
 
+        private void UpdateConnectToButton()
+        {
+            connectToButton.Enabled = wmtsConnectionInfos.Any();
+        }
+
+        private void ConnectToButtonOnClick(object sender, EventArgs e)
+        {
+            var selectedWmtsConnectionInfo = urlLocationComboBox.SelectedItem as WmtsConnectionInfo;
+
+            try
+            {
+                IEnumerable<WmtsCapability> wmtsCapabilities = WmtsCapabilityFactory.GetWmtsCapabilities(selectedWmtsConnectionInfo?.Url).ToArray();
+                UpdateDataGridViewDataSource(wmtsCapabilities);
+            }
+            catch (CannotFindTileSourceException exception)
+            {
+                Form controlForm = FindForm();
+                MessageBox.Show(controlForm, exception.Message, BaseResources.Error, MessageBoxButtons.OK,
+                                MessageBoxIcon.Error);
+                log.Error(exception.Message, exception);
+            }
+        }
+
         private void AddLocationButtonOnClick(object sender, EventArgs eventArgs)
         {
             Form controlForm = FindForm();
Index: Core/Components/src/Core.Components.Gis/Core.Components.Gis.csproj
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diff -u -r4b32064801ece7ab70357a2a942e21f113abc679 -r25b9b0e94d71419d3a2f2f92c810f81e1b90a628
--- Core/Components/src/Core.Components.Gis/Core.Components.Gis.csproj	(.../Core.Components.Gis.csproj)	(revision 4b32064801ece7ab70357a2a942e21f113abc679)
+++ Core/Components/src/Core.Components.Gis/Core.Components.Gis.csproj	(.../Core.Components.Gis.csproj)	(revision 25b9b0e94d71419d3a2f2f92c810f81e1b90a628)
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@
     <EmbeddedResource Include="Properties\Resources.resx">
       <Generator>ResXFileCodeGenerator</Generator>
       <LastGenOutput>Resources.Designer.cs</LastGenOutput>
+      <SubType>Designer</SubType>
     </EmbeddedResource>
   </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(MSBuildToolsPath)\Microsoft.CSharp.targets" />
Index: Core/Components/test/Core.Components.DotSpatial.Forms.Test/Views/WmtsLocationControlTest.cs
===================================================================
diff -u -rcfb8cddfe064c4aa4a1843846968554c918ba58f -r25b9b0e94d71419d3a2f2f92c810f81e1b90a628
--- Core/Components/test/Core.Components.DotSpatial.Forms.Test/Views/WmtsLocationControlTest.cs	(.../WmtsLocationControlTest.cs)	(revision cfb8cddfe064c4aa4a1843846968554c918ba58f)
+++ Core/Components/test/Core.Components.DotSpatial.Forms.Test/Views/WmtsLocationControlTest.cs	(.../WmtsLocationControlTest.cs)	(revision 25b9b0e94d71419d3a2f2f92c810f81e1b90a628)
@@ -19,14 +19,20 @@
 // Stichting Deltares and remain full property of Stichting Deltares at all times.
 // All rights reserved.
 
+using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Windows.Forms;
 using Core.Common.Controls.DataGrid;
 using Core.Common.Controls.Views;
+using Core.Common.TestUtil;
 using Core.Components.DotSpatial.Forms.Views;
+using Core.Components.DotSpatial.Layer.BruTile.Configurations;
+using Core.Components.DotSpatial.TestUtil;
+using Core.Components.Gis.Data;
 using NUnit.Extensions.Forms;
 using NUnit.Framework;
+using Rhino.Mocks;
 
 namespace Core.Components.DotSpatial.Forms.Test.Views
 {
@@ -47,7 +53,7 @@
                 // Assert
                 Assert.IsInstanceOf<UserControl>(control);
                 Assert.IsInstanceOf<IView>(control);
-                Assert.IsNull(control.Data);
+                Assert.IsInstanceOf<List<WmtsCapabilityRow>>(control.Data);
             }
         }
 
@@ -144,7 +150,7 @@
             // Setup
             using (var view = new WmtsLocationControl())
             {
-                var capabilityRows = Enumerable.Empty<WmtsCapabilityRow>();
+                var capabilityRows = new List<WmtsCapabilityRow>();
 
                 // Call
                 view.Data = capabilityRows;
@@ -353,6 +359,75 @@
         }
 
         [Test]
+        public void GivenWmtsLocationControlAndConnectClicked_WhenValidDataFromUrl_ThenDataGridUpdated()
+        {
+            // Given
+            WmtsMapData backgroundMapData = WmtsMapData.CreateDefaultPdokMapData();
+
+            using (new UseCustomTileSourceFactoryConfig(backgroundMapData))
+            using (Form form = ShowValidWmtsLocationControl())
+            {
+                form.Show();
+
+                var connectToButton = new ButtonTester("connectToButton", form);
+
+                // When
+                connectToButton.Click();
+
+                // Then
+                var dataGridViewControl = (DataGridViewControl) new ControlTester("dataGridViewControl", form).TheObject;
+                var rows = dataGridViewControl.Rows;
+                Assert.AreEqual(1, rows.Count);
+
+                var cells = rows[0].Cells;
+                Assert.AreEqual(4, cells.Count);
+                Assert.AreEqual("brtachtergrondkaart(EPSG:28992)", cells[mapLayerIdColumnIndex].FormattedValue);
+                Assert.AreEqual("image/png", cells[mapLayerFormatColumnIndex].FormattedValue);
+                Assert.AreEqual("Stub schema", cells[mapLayerTitleColumnIndex].FormattedValue);
+                Assert.AreEqual("EPSG:28992", cells[mapLayerCoordinateSystemColumnIndex].FormattedValue);
+            }
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void GivenWmtsLocationControlAndConnectClicked_WhenCannotFindTileSourceException_ThenErrorMessageShownAndLogGenerated()
+        {
+            // Given
+            const string exceptionMessage = "fail";
+
+            var mockRepository = new MockRepository();
+            var tileFactory = mockRepository.StrictMock<ITileSourceFactory>();
+            tileFactory.Expect(tf => tf.GetWmtsTileSources(null)).IgnoreArguments().Throw(new CannotFindTileSourceException(exceptionMessage));
+            mockRepository.ReplayAll();
+
+            string messageBoxTitle = null;
+            string messageBoxText = null;
+            DialogBoxHandler = (formName, wnd) =>
+            {
+                var messageBox = new MessageBoxTester(wnd);
+                messageBoxTitle = messageBox.Title;
+                messageBoxText = messageBox.Text;
+                messageBox.ClickOk();
+            };
+
+            using (new UseCustomTileSourceFactoryConfig(tileFactory))
+            using (Form form = ShowValidWmtsLocationControl())
+            {
+                form.Show();
+
+                var connectToButton = new ButtonTester("connectToButton", form);
+
+                // When
+                Action action = () => connectToButton.Click();
+
+                // Then
+                TestHelper.AssertLogMessageWithLevelIsGenerated(action, Tuple.Create(exceptionMessage, LogLevelConstant.Error));
+                Assert.AreEqual("Fout", messageBoxTitle);
+                Assert.AreEqual(exceptionMessage, messageBoxText);
+            }
+            mockRepository.VerifyAll();
+        }
+
+        [Test]
         public void Dispose_DisposedAlreadyCalled_DoesNotThrowException()
         {
             // Call
@@ -384,5 +459,22 @@
             form.Controls.Add(control);
             return form;
         }
+
+        private static Form ShowValidWmtsLocationControl()
+        {
+            var form = new Form();
+            var control = new WmtsLocationControl();
+            form.Controls.Add(control);
+
+            var comboBox = (ComboBox) new ComboBoxTester("urlLocationComboBox", form).TheObject;
+            comboBox.DataSource = new List<WmtsConnectionInfo>
+            {
+                new WmtsConnectionInfo("PDOK achtergrondkaart", "https://geodata.nationaalgeoregister.nl/wmts/top10nlv2?VERSION=1.0.0&request=GetCapabilities")
+            };
+
+            var connectToButton = (Button) new ButtonTester("connectToButton", form).TheObject;
+            connectToButton.Enabled = true;
+            return form;
+        }
     }
 }
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