Index: Core/Components/src/Core.Components.DotSpatial.Forms/Core.Components.DotSpatial.Forms.csproj
===================================================================
diff -u -rcfb8cddfe064c4aa4a1843846968554c918ba58f -r8a885188327983ccc75c5ae70c6abf91fb6cdac1
--- Core/Components/src/Core.Components.DotSpatial.Forms/Core.Components.DotSpatial.Forms.csproj	(.../Core.Components.DotSpatial.Forms.csproj)	(revision cfb8cddfe064c4aa4a1843846968554c918ba58f)
+++ Core/Components/src/Core.Components.DotSpatial.Forms/Core.Components.DotSpatial.Forms.csproj	(.../Core.Components.DotSpatial.Forms.csproj)	(revision 8a885188327983ccc75c5ae70c6abf91fb6cdac1)
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@
     <Compile Include="DotSpatialMap.cs">
       <SubType>UserControl</SubType>
     </Compile>
+    <Compile Include="IO\WmtsCapabilityFactory.cs" />
     <Compile Include="MapControl.cs">
       <SubType>Component</SubType>
     </Compile>
Index: Core/Components/src/Core.Components.DotSpatial.Forms/IO/WmtsCapabilityFactory.cs
===================================================================
diff -u
--- Core/Components/src/Core.Components.DotSpatial.Forms/IO/WmtsCapabilityFactory.cs	(revision 0)
+++ Core/Components/src/Core.Components.DotSpatial.Forms/IO/WmtsCapabilityFactory.cs	(revision 8a885188327983ccc75c5ae70c6abf91fb6cdac1)
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+// Copyright (C) Stichting Deltares 2016. All rights reserved.
+//
+// This file is part of Ringtoets.
+//
+// Ringtoets is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+// 
+// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+// GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+// along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+//
+// All names, logos, and references to "Deltares" are registered trademarks of
+// Stichting Deltares and remain full property of Stichting Deltares at all times.
+// All rights reserved.
+
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using BruTile;
+using BruTile.Wmts;
+using Core.Components.DotSpatial.Layer.BruTile.Configurations;
+
+namespace Core.Components.DotSpatial.Forms.IO
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Class responsible for creating <see cref="WmtsCapability"/> instances for a given
+    /// source.
+    /// </summary>
+    public static class WmtsCapabilityFactory
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Returns all <see cref="WmtsCapability"/> based on the capabilities of a Web Map Tile Service.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="capabilitiesUrl">The URL to the 'GetCapabilities' part of the service.</param>
+        /// <returns>The WMTS capabilities.</returns>
+        /// <exception cref="CannotFindTileSourceException">Thrown when unable to retrieve
+        /// tile sources from the given service.</exception>
+        public static IEnumerable<WmtsCapability> GetWmtsCapabilities(string capabilitiesUrl)
+        {
+            IEnumerable<ITileSource> tileSources = TileSourceFactory.Instance.GetWmtsTileSources(capabilitiesUrl);
+
+            foreach (var tileSource in tileSources)
+            {
+                var wmtsTileSchema = (WmtsTileSchema) tileSource.Schema;
+                yield return new WmtsCapability(wmtsTileSchema.Identifier, wmtsTileSchema.Format,
+                                                tileSource.Name, wmtsTileSchema.Srs);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
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Index: Core/Components/src/Core.Components.DotSpatial/Core.Components.DotSpatial.csproj
===================================================================
diff -u -r825240f8a4a6b63e3845195ff3366e4c58628c1b -r8a885188327983ccc75c5ae70c6abf91fb6cdac1
--- Core/Components/src/Core.Components.DotSpatial/Core.Components.DotSpatial.csproj	(.../Core.Components.DotSpatial.csproj)	(revision 825240f8a4a6b63e3845195ff3366e4c58628c1b)
+++ Core/Components/src/Core.Components.DotSpatial/Core.Components.DotSpatial.csproj	(.../Core.Components.DotSpatial.csproj)	(revision 8a885188327983ccc75c5ae70c6abf91fb6cdac1)
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@
     <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/Core.Components.DotSpatial.Forms.Test.csproj
===================================================================
diff -u -rcfb8cddfe064c4aa4a1843846968554c918ba58f -r8a885188327983ccc75c5ae70c6abf91fb6cdac1
--- Core/Components/test/Core.Components.DotSpatial.Forms.Test/Core.Components.DotSpatial.Forms.Test.csproj	(.../Core.Components.DotSpatial.Forms.Test.csproj)	(revision cfb8cddfe064c4aa4a1843846968554c918ba58f)
+++ Core/Components/test/Core.Components.DotSpatial.Forms.Test/Core.Components.DotSpatial.Forms.Test.csproj	(.../Core.Components.DotSpatial.Forms.Test.csproj)	(revision 8a885188327983ccc75c5ae70c6abf91fb6cdac1)
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@
     <Compile Include="IO\WmtsConnectionInfoReaderTest.cs" />
     <Compile Include="IO\WmtsConnectionInfoTest.cs" />
     <Compile Include="IO\WmtsConnectionInfoWriterTest.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="IO\WmtsCapabilityFactoryTest.cs" />
     <Compile Include="MapControlTest.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Properties\AssemblyInfo.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Views\WmtsCapabilityRowTest.cs" />
Index: Core/Components/test/Core.Components.DotSpatial.Forms.Test/IO/WmtsCapabilityFactoryTest.cs
===================================================================
diff -u
--- Core/Components/test/Core.Components.DotSpatial.Forms.Test/IO/WmtsCapabilityFactoryTest.cs	(revision 0)
+++ Core/Components/test/Core.Components.DotSpatial.Forms.Test/IO/WmtsCapabilityFactoryTest.cs	(revision 8a885188327983ccc75c5ae70c6abf91fb6cdac1)
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+// Copyright (C) Stichting Deltares 2016. All rights reserved.
+//
+// This file is part of Ringtoets.
+//
+// Ringtoets is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+// 
+// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+// GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+// along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+//
+// All names, logos, and references to "Deltares" are registered trademarks of
+// Stichting Deltares and remain full property of Stichting Deltares at all times.
+// All rights reserved.
+
+using System.Linq;
+using Core.Components.DotSpatial.Forms.IO;
+using Core.Components.DotSpatial.Layer.BruTile.Configurations;
+using Core.Components.DotSpatial.TestUtil;
+using Core.Components.Gis.Data;
+using NUnit.Framework;
+
+namespace Core.Components.DotSpatial.Forms.Test.IO
+{
+    [TestFixture]
+    public class WmtsCapabilityFactoryTest
+    {
+        [Test]
+        [TestCase("")]
+        [TestCase(null)]
+        public void GetWmtsCapabilities_CapabilitiesUrlInvalid_ThrowsCannotFindTileSourceException(string url)
+        {
+            // Call
+            TestDelegate call = () => WmtsCapabilityFactory.GetWmtsCapabilities(url).ToArray();
+
+            // Assert
+            CannotFindTileSourceException exception = Assert.Throws<CannotFindTileSourceException>(call);
+            Assert.AreEqual($"Niet in staat om de databronnen op te halen bij de WMTS url '{url}'.", exception.Message);
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void GetWmtsCapabilities_ValidUrl_ReturnsWmtsCapabilities()
+        {
+            // Setup
+            string url = "validUrl";
+            WmtsMapData backgroundMapData = WmtsMapData.CreateDefaultPdokMapData();
+
+            using (new UseCustomTileSourceFactoryConfig(backgroundMapData))
+            {
+                // Call
+                WmtsCapability[] capabilities = WmtsCapabilityFactory.GetWmtsCapabilities(url).ToArray();
+
+                // Assert
+                Assert.AreEqual(1, capabilities.Length);
+                WmtsCapability capability = capabilities[0];
+                Assert.AreEqual("brtachtergrondkaart(EPSG:28992)", capability.Id);
+                Assert.AreEqual("Stub schema", capability.Title);
+                Assert.AreEqual("image/png", capability.Format);
+                Assert.AreEqual("EPSG:28992", capability.CoordinateSystem);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
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